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Subject and Artist IV Trivia Quiz

Match the artist with his subject or technique; the fourth version of an easy quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by jstagamtome. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jstagamtome

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
308,269

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
705

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who sometimes wore an apron, and needed a can instead of a palette? Hint

Pollock

Klee

Mondrian

Hindesmith

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which painter, who was born and died in Aix-en-Provence, loved to paint mountains in Provence, still life of fruit and "The Cardplayers"? Hint

Guillaumin

Caillebotte

Morisot

Cezanne

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was born in the Virgin Islands and painted peasants, poultry markets, factories, rural and city scenes? Hint

Corot

Pissarro

Manet

Caillebotte

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who painted "Rain, Steam, and Speed", became more abstract in his later life, and is featured prominently in the Tate Gallery in London? Hint

Watteau

Reynolds

Constable

J.M.W. Turner

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who painted the controversial "Luncheon on the Grass', "Olympia", and "Gare St. Lazare"? Hint

Manet

Pissaro

Toulouse-Lautrec

Cassat

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who painted "The Parasol" which depicts a man holding a green parasol, shielding a lady's face from the sun, while she is holding a fan and a small dog? Hint

El Greco

Goya

Picasso

Dali

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who painted "The Blue Boy"? Hint

Reynolds

Gainsborough

Constable

Peale

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who painted English 18th century urban themes, sometimes with vulgar crowds and scenes of daily events, termed moral paintings, and popularized as engravings? Hint

Gladstone

Pepys

Hogarth

Johnson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who painted the famous frescoes in the Arena chapel in Padua and is attributed to have painted the scenes of the life of St. Francis in the upper church of Assisi? Hint

Cimabue

Giotto

Cavallini

Boticelli

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which American artist was a proponent of Impressionism and was famous for the "Flag" paintings? Hint

Sargent

Wyeth

Cassat

Hassam

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sometimes wore an apron, and needed a can instead of a palette?

Answer: Pollock

Pollock's paintings have sold for as much as $140,000,000, which, at the time, was the most ever paid for a painting.

2. Which painter, who was born and died in Aix-en-Provence, loved to paint mountains in Provence, still life of fruit and "The Cardplayers"?

Answer: Cezanne

Evolving into the "architectural" style where cylinders became trees and heads became spheres. Picasso praised him as the "father of us all".

3. Who was born in the Virgin Islands and painted peasants, poultry markets, factories, rural and city scenes?

Answer: Pissarro

Born in Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas, he ended up in Paris and was a pupil to Corot and Courbet, and he became teacher to Cezanne.

4. Who painted "Rain, Steam, and Speed", became more abstract in his later life, and is featured prominently in the Tate Gallery in London?

Answer: J.M.W. Turner

A master of both oils and watercolors, he has been termed the "painter of light" and laid the foundation of Impressionism.

5. Who painted the controversial "Luncheon on the Grass', "Olympia", and "Gare St. Lazare"?

Answer: Manet

A transitionalist painter between Realism and Impressionism, Manet took up art after twice failing the exam to enter the navy.

6. Who painted "The Parasol" which depicts a man holding a green parasol, shielding a lady's face from the sun, while she is holding a fan and a small dog?

Answer: Goya

After the beauty of "The Parasol" and many other paintings, Goya entered dark and macabre periods influenced by war and his failing health, which included deafness and cholera, as well as many other physical ailments.

7. Who painted "The Blue Boy"?

Answer: Gainsborough

Primarily a portrait painter, he grew sick of this venue and yearned to be a landscape painter.

8. Who painted English 18th century urban themes, sometimes with vulgar crowds and scenes of daily events, termed moral paintings, and popularized as engravings?

Answer: Hogarth

Hogarth was also a printmaker and writer. His works were popular in religious venues, given the moral lessons of his many series of scenes depicting subjects from prostitution to crime, gluttony, alcoholism, and many other themes.

9. Who painted the famous frescoes in the Arena chapel in Padua and is attributed to have painted the scenes of the life of St. Francis in the upper church of Assisi?

Answer: Giotto

His work on the Arena chapel is considered one of the landmarks of Western art. The Scrovegni chapel was built on the site of a Roman arena, hence the name. The frescoes are a cycle of the Virgin Mary's life and her role in human salvation.

10. Which American artist was a proponent of Impressionism and was famous for the "Flag" paintings?

Answer: Hassam

Hassam derided the eventual popularity of Cubism and Surrealism, calling enthusiasts of these styles "art boobys". Considered one of the "abandoned geniuses", his work has enjoyed much deserved popularity since the 1970s.

Source: Author jstagamtome

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