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Quiz about Rococo
Quiz about Rococo

Rococo Trivia Quiz

Rococo is an art movement that is also called "Late Baroque". It was sort of an in-between stage of Baroque and Neoclassicism. Do you know Rococo?

A multiple-choice quiz by salami_swami. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
salami_swami
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
337,292
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
372
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where is the Rococo Basilica at Ottobeuren located? Hint


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2. Who created the porcelain group "Pair of Lovers"? Hint


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3. Rococo comes from the words "rocaille" and "coquilles", which means decorating with what? Hint


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4. Who painted the Rococo painting "Diana Leaving the Bath"? Hint


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5. Where can you find the beautiful Rococo-style Catherine Palace? Hint


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6. Who painted the "Pilgrimage on the Isle of Cythera"? Hint


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7. Who painted "Cupid Disarmed"? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Who painted "A Reading of Moliere"? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the artist who painted "The Triumph of Galatea"? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Who painted "Dancing Milkmaids"? Hint



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1. Where is the Rococo Basilica at Ottobeuren located?

Answer: Germany

 The Rococo Basilica in Ottobeuren is found in Ottobeuren Abbey. This is located in Bavaria, Germany. The abbey is Benedictine, and the interior of the basilica is painted beautifully.
2. Who created the porcelain group "Pair of Lovers"?

Answer: Franz Anton Bustelli

 Franz Anton Bustelli created "Pair of Lovers" as well as several others (such as "Tempestuous Lovers" around 1760). They are all out of Nymphenburg porcelain.
3. Rococo comes from the words "rocaille" and "coquilles", which means decorating with what?

Answer: Shells and pebbles

 Rococo comes from the French words "rocaille" and "coquilles". Rocaille means stone and coquilles means shells. So "rococo" is a combination of the two French words, thus meaning "stone shells".
4. Who painted the Rococo painting "Diana Leaving the Bath"?

Answer: Francois Boucher

 "Diana Leaving the Bath" was painted in 1742. Francois Boucher was a popular Rococo artist. This painting has two women, both naked, leaving the public bath.
5. Where can you find the beautiful Rococo-style Catherine Palace?

Answer: Russia

 Catherine Palace is located in Tsarkoye Selo, which is just southeast of St. Petersburg. The palace first housed Catherine I in 1717. It is often associated with Catherine the Great, who called it a "whipped cream" style building.
6. Who painted the "Pilgrimage on the Isle of Cythera"?

Answer: Antoine Watteau

 Antoine Watteau painting "Pilgrimage on the Isle of Cythera" in 1717. It is housed in the Louvre in Paris. He was considered the first great Rococo painter.
7. Who painted "Cupid Disarmed"?

Answer: Francois Boucher

 Francois Boucher painted "Cupid Disarmed" in 1751. Its original title, in French, is "L'Amour Desarme". The picture shows baby Cupid begging for his arrow back, which a woman has just taken from him.
8. Who painted "A Reading of Moliere"?

Answer: Jean Francois de Troy

 Jean Francois de Troy painted "A Reading of Moliere" in 1728. In the picture, many are huddled around a person who is reading Moliere, who was a French playwright. Jean Francois de Troy is not to be confused with Francois de Troy, who was his father.
9. Who was the artist who painted "The Triumph of Galatea"?

Answer: Jean-Baptiste van Loo

 Jean-Baptiste van Loo painted "The Triumph of Galatea" in 1720. It captures a wonderful image of a triumph. The woman seated on top is Galatea (she who is milk-white).
10. Who painted "Dancing Milkmaids"?

Answer: Francis Hayman

 Francis Hayman painted "Dancing Milkmaids" in 1735. The picture shows just what it suggests: some women dancing.
Source: Author salami_swami

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