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Paintings from the Masters Trivia Quiz

I present to you a short quiz with some of the greater works of western art, though perhaps they are not the most well-publicized. Please see if you can identify these paintings with the master who created them! I wish you luck...

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,982

Updated
Dec 03 21

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5

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 5

1. One of the key paintings of the early Renaissance was 'The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise'. Which of these painters was responsible for this masterpiece? Hint

Giotto

Tintoretto

Raphael

Masaccio

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Question 2 of 5

2. In the history of art there are a number of 'crossover' artists from other professions. Which of these poets painted the Biblical work 'Jacob's Dream'? Hint

Dante

Poe

Blake

Rosetti

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Question 3 of 5

3. Which of these great artists of the Renaissance painted 'Madonna della Misericordia'? Hint

Piero della Francesca

Leonardo da Vinci

Raphael

Tintoretto

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Question 4 of 5

4. Which of these epic French artists painted the 'Fury of Medea'? Hint

Ingres

Rousseau

David

Delacroix

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Question 5 of 5

5. Who painted 'Death and the Maiden' and was kicked out of Krumau for pornography? Hint

Egon Schiele

Gustave Moureau

Klimt

Pablo Picasso

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One of the key paintings of the early Renaissance was 'The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise'. Which of these painters was responsible for this masterpiece?

Answer: Masaccio

Masaccio possibly partnered with Masolino in creating this very early work of the Renaissance. Sloppy Tom, as they called him because he dressed so funny, was the first painter to understand and apply Brunelleschi's principles of scientific perspective.

2. In the history of art there are a number of 'crossover' artists from other professions. Which of these poets painted the Biblical work 'Jacob's Dream'?

Answer: Blake

William Blake was not only one of England's great Romantic poets, he also dabbled profusely in the world of painting! Only well after Blake's death was he recognized as a painter of genius, thanks to the promotion of his work by the Pre-Raphaelites.

3. Which of these great artists of the Renaissance painted 'Madonna della Misericordia'?

Answer: Piero della Francesca

Piero della Francesca is one of my favorite early Renaissance painters. His very early command of perspective sets him apart from most of the other painters working during his generation. The 'Madonna della Misericordia' was commissioned in 1445, but he did not complete this polyptych (his first recorded work) until much later.

4. Which of these epic French artists painted the 'Fury of Medea'?

Answer: Delacroix

Delacroix was perhaps the greatest painter of the Romantic period of French history. His giant-sized works are stunningly exhibited in the Louvre and elsewhere. Delacroix's father was the politician Charles Delacroix, though some historians believe that the famed French diplomat Tallyrand was actually his dad!

5. Who painted 'Death and the Maiden' and was kicked out of Krumau for pornography?

Answer: Egon Schiele

Schiele was a student of the Vienna Academy and became an adherent to the Art Nouveau style while studying there with Klimt. He turned to his own style later which was often characterized by rather erotic female nudes. His paintings were burned and he was jailed for a time, and he died in the great flu epidemic of 1918.

He was only 28 years old, how sad! I hope you have enjoyed this quiz...thank you for playing it!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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