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1. One of Renoir's earliest paintings (and one of his few paintings of a mythological subject) is an 1867 painting of this Roman goddess.
2. This young woman, with whom Renoir had a romantic relationship, was one of his first models. She is depicted sewing, with a parasol, and with a lace shawl. What was her first name?
3. Renoir was greatly influenced by this fellow artist, whose portrait he painted in 1875.
4. Renoir is justly admired for his paintings of children. One of the finest (and best-known) is this 1876 painting which features a small blonde girl in a dark blue dress, heavily trimmed with white lace. She stands in a garden and has a red bow in her hair.
5. This 1880 portrait depicts a girl of about ten years of age in a pale blue dress. She sits in profile against a dark background; her beautiful chestnut hair is brushed over her shoulder, completely covering it. She has a bright blue bow in her hair. Which of these paintings is it?
6. In 1881 Renoir married Alice Chariget, who would be his life partner until her death in 1915. In which of these famous paintings is Alice depicted?
7. Some of Renoir's finest paintings depict people and scenes from this African Muslim country, which he greatly enjoyed visiting.
8. The predominant colors in this celebrated painting, completed between 1882-1883, are black and dark grey.
9. Which of these is a portrait (albeit not a formal one) of Mme Renoir?
10. "The Bathers", completed between 1884-1887, features three nude females, two on the shore drying themselves and one in the water (two more are in the background, in the water). Which of these later paintings also prominently features three female nudes?
11. Renoir's paintings of Gabrielle, a dark-haired beauty who worked as a servant in the Renoir household, are among his finest. What relation was Gabrielle to the Renoirs?
12. Renoir was also known for his many still-life paintings; which of these were his favorite subjects?
13. Renoir did a few paintings of this waterside locale near the Seine (it was also painted by Monet), which has been called the "birthplace of Impressionism."
14. Renoir once did a painting of this famous nineteenth century composer, with whom he initially sympathized, but came to dislike during the brief sitting.
15. Renoir's friend Felix Fenelon was with him when he died and described the artist's last days in a letter, which was printed in "Le Bulletin des Artistes". According to Fenelon, Renoir was painting almost up until the end; his last painting being of some dead game that had been shot by one of the attendant doctors, Dr. Duthil. What kind of animals/birds were they?
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