Famous Paintings & Artists Quiz

Question 1

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

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Michelangelo

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Raphael

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Botticelli

Question 2

Which artist painted 'The Starry Night'?

Accepted Answer

Vincent van Gogh

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Paul Gauguin

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Claude Monet

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Paul Cézanne

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Claude Monet

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Edgar Degas

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Camille Pissarro

Question 4

Who sculpted the Statue of David?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Donatello

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Raphael

Question 5

Which Spanish artist co-founded the Cubist movement?

Accepted Answer

Pablo Picasso

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Salvador Dalí

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Joan Miró

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Francisco Goya

Question 6

What art movement is Salvador Dalí most associated with?

Accepted Answer

Surrealism

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Impressionism

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Cubism

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Abstract Expressionism

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Paris

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Rome

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Madrid

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London

Question 8

Which artist is famous for the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Raphael

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Botticelli

Question 9

What is 'Impressionism'?

Accepted Answer

A 19th-century movement capturing fleeting moments with loose brushwork and light effects

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A movement focussed on realistic portraiture

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An abstract art movement using geometric shapes

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A Renaissance painting technique

Question 10

Which Norwegian artist painted 'The Scream'?

Accepted Answer

Edvard Munch

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Gustav Klimt

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

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Egon Schiele

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Impasto

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Fresco

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Chiaroscuro

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Trompe l'oeil

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Jackson Pollock

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Mark Rothko

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Willem de Kooning

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Franz Kline

Question 13

What is a 'fresco'?

Accepted Answer

Painting on wet plaster, allowing pigment to bond with the wall

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A type of oil painting on wood

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A style of watercolour painting

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A Renaissance term for outdoor painting

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Paul Gauguin

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Claude Monet

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Henri Matisse

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Paul Cézanne

Question 15

What does 'chiaroscuro' mean in art?

Accepted Answer

The use of strong contrasts between light and dark

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Bright, vivid colour palettes

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Painting outdoors in natural light

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Small, detailed brushwork

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Frida Kahlo

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Remedios Varo

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Leonora Carrington

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Tina Modotti

Question 17

What is 'abstract art'?

Accepted Answer

Art that does not attempt to represent external reality but expresses emotions or ideas through shapes, colours, and forms

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Art depicting everyday objects in photorealistic detail

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Art that only uses black and white

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Art depicting ancient or historical scenes

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Madrid

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Lisbon

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Barcelona

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Seville

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Johannes Vermeer

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Rembrandt van Rijn

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Frans Hals

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Jan Steen

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Pointillism

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Impasto

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Chiaroscuro

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