Famous Paintings & Artists Quiz

1. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

1. Botticelli
2. Leonardo da Vinci
3. Michelangelo
4. Raphael

2. Which artist painted 'The Starry Night'?

1. Claude Monet
2. Paul Cézanne
3. Paul Gauguin
4. Vincent van Gogh

3. Which artist is famous for painting water lilies in his garden at Giverny?

1. Camille Pissarro
2. Claude Monet
3. Edgar Degas
4. Pierre-Auguste Renoir

4. Who sculpted the Statue of David?

1. Donatello
2. Leonardo da Vinci
3. Michelangelo
4. Raphael

5. Which Spanish artist co-founded the Cubist movement?

1. Francisco Goya
2. Joan Miró
3. Pablo Picasso
4. Salvador Dalí

6. What art movement is Salvador Dalí most associated with?

1. Abstract Expressionism
2. Cubism
3. Impressionism
4. Surrealism

7. In which city is the Louvre Museum, home to the Mona Lisa, located?

1. London
2. Madrid
3. Paris
4. Rome

8. Which artist is famous for the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

1. Botticelli
2. Leonardo da Vinci
3. Michelangelo
4. Raphael

9. What is 'Impressionism'?

1. A 19th-century movement capturing fleeting moments with loose brushwork and light effects
2. A movement focussed on realistic portraiture
3. A Renaissance painting technique
4. An abstract art movement using geometric shapes

10. Which Norwegian artist painted 'The Scream'?

1. Edvard Munch
2. Egon Schiele
3. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
4. Gustav Klimt

11. What technique involves applying thick paint to a canvas so it stands out in texture?

1. Chiaroscuro
2. Fresco
3. Impasto
4. Trompe l'oeil

12. Which artist is famous for drip paintings, created by pouring and dripping paint onto canvas on the floor?

1. Franz Kline
2. Jackson Pollock
3. Mark Rothko
4. Willem de Kooning

13. What is a 'fresco'?

1. A Renaissance term for outdoor painting
2. A style of watercolour painting
3. A type of oil painting on wood
4. Painting on wet plaster, allowing pigment to bond with the wall

14. Which artist, known for bold outlines and vibrant colours, created 'Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?'?

1. Claude Monet
2. Henri Matisse
3. Paul Cézanne
4. Paul Gauguin

15. What does 'chiaroscuro' mean in art?

1. Bright, vivid colour palettes
2. Painting outdoors in natural light
3. Small, detailed brushwork
4. The use of strong contrasts between light and dark

16. Which Mexican artist, known for her self-portraits, was married to Diego Rivera?

1. Frida Kahlo
2. Leonora Carrington
3. Remedios Varo
4. Tina Modotti

17. What is 'abstract art'?

1. Art depicting ancient or historical scenes
2. Art depicting everyday objects in photorealistic detail
3. Art that does not attempt to represent external reality but expresses emotions or ideas through shapes, colours, and forms
4. Art that only uses black and white

18. Which city is home to the Prado Museum, one of the world's great art galleries?

1. Barcelona
2. Lisbon
3. Madrid
4. Seville

19. What is the name of the Dutch Golden Age painter known for 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'?

1. Frans Hals
2. Jan Steen
3. Johannes Vermeer
4. Rembrandt van Rijn

20. What technique did Georges Seurat develop, using tiny dots of colour to create images?

1. Chiaroscuro
2. Impasto
3. Pointillism
4. Sfumato