ART quiz
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Which art movement was Salvador Dalí a representative of?
The Surrealists drew on Freud's theories. Yet Freud himself, after meeting Dalí, wrote that he considered the Surrealists "100 percent fools".
What Latin term is used in iconography for the depiction of Christ as the Man of Sorrows?
It shows Christ displaying the wounds inflicted during the crucifixion.
What is the movement in art and litreature that draws on the cultures of the ancient Greeks and Romans called?
The name comes from the Latin classicus, meaning "excellent, exemplary".
Who sculpted the "Discobolus"?
The original 5th-century BC sculpture has not survived. It is known from later Roman copies.
What kind of school was the Bauhaus, founded in Weimar in 1919?
It was formed by merging the Academy of Fine Arts and the School of Arts and Crafts. From 1925 it was based in Dessau.
What is a flat pillar projecting slightly from the face of a wall called?
Which French Impressionist painted "The Large Bathers" in 1887?
In his later career Renoir often returned to this subject.
What colour is the gemstone lazurite?
- white
- gray/silver
- black
- brown
- yellow/gold
- pink
- red
- green
- blue
Which period did the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez belong to?
He was the court painter of King Philip IV.
What is an architectural support in the form of a female figure carrying a building's entablature called?
A variant is the canephora, a support in the form of a woman carrying a basket of flowers or fruit on her head.
Which Greek sculptor is credited with the original of the "Diana of Versailles", from around 325 BC?
The surviving statue is a Roman copy of a lost Greek work.
On which continent is the opera *The Pearl Fishers* set?
- Africa
- South America
- North America
- Australia
- Asia
- Europe
The action of Georges Bizet’s opera *The Pearl Fishers* is set on the Asian continent, specifically on the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Which architectural style is the rib vault characteristic of?
The ribs were built where the barrel vaults intersected. It replaced the simple groin vault.
What is the art technique of creating compositions from pasted materials, such as newspapers or photographs, called?
The name comes from the French collage, meaning "gluing".
Was Michelangelo, the Italian sculptor and painter, also a poet?
- No
- Yes
Who created the Vatican Pietà?
The sculpture was made in 1498–1499. The artist carved his signature on the sash across Mary's chest.
What is the painting technique of soft transitions from dark to light areas, creating hazy effects, called?
The name comes from the Italian word "fumo", meaning smoke. Leonardo da Vinci experimented with the technique, diffusing light with a sheet of fabric.
In which century did Hieronymus Bosch die?
You can be off by one century.
XVI century
Bosch was born around 1450 and died on 9 August 1516 in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Who painted "Tahitian Women on the Beach"?
The painting shows two Tahitian women on the beach.
Has the original of Michelangelo's statue of David survived to this day?
- No
- Yes
The sculpture was originally placed in the Piazza della Signoria. Since 1873 it has stood in Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia.
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