The Arts
Are you nutty about Neoclassicism? Excited about Expressionism? Batty about the Baroque Era? Put your art expertise to the test with these questions and prove that you're more than a novice.
What phrase did French impressionist artist Paul Cezanne teach his pet parrot to say over and over again?
What name connects a Shakespearean King, a 19th century poet and painter, and a manufacturer of jet aircraft?
Who joined the American Ballet Theater in 1974 after appearing with the New York City Ballet?
Which Dutch painter cut off part of his ear after a quarrel?
Who was dubbed the Brazilian Bombshell?
The title of what artist’s painting was used to name the Blue Rider (Blaue Reiter) school of German expressionist painters?
In which year did Andy Warhol die?
What nationality was painter Salvador Dali?
What type of car was Isadora Duncan test driving when her scarf caught in the wheel spokes and strangled her?
Which painter, along with Georges Braque, founded the style cubism in the early 20th century?
Michael Flately was dubbed Lord of the what?
Which French Impressionist painter was famous for his studies of ballet, horse racing, and young women working?
What type of dancer was Anna Pavlova?
What fellow artist did French impressionist Paul Gauguin refer to as “the little green chemist”?
What type of dance was Rudolf Nureyev famous for?
Who was the leading exponent of the ‘kitchen sink’ school of painters whose work in the 1950s concentrated on working-class domestic life?
Which painter said… ‘The only difference between me and a madman is that I’m not mad’?
Which artist painted “Sunflowers”?
What nationality was the painter Goya?
Starry Starry Night are the opening words of a song dedicated to which artist?
What famous American songwriter-entertainer recorded a song about Belgian surrealist painter Rene Magritte and his wife dancing to doo-wop?
Which American painter is famous for capturing the loneliness of city life in the thirties and forties?
How did Van Gogh commit suicide?
On orders from Pope Pius IV, what did Italian artist Daniele de Volterra add to Michelangelo’s Last Judgment on the west wall of the Sistine Chapel in the mid-sixteenth century;.
What work of the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer is called as ‘the Mona Lisa of the North’ or ‘the Dutch Mona Lisa’?
What is the name given to a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar?
Age is no limit! In 1938, an art collector was driving through Hoosick Falls, New York and discovered the works of which beloved American artist?
‘Dymaxion’ is a brand name used by which American architect and designer for several of his inventions?
In color theory, what is the difference between a tint and a shade?
“The straight line belongs to Man. The curved line belongs to God.” This statement by which Spanish architect captures the essence of his work that is sometimes called Organic Architecture?
On April 1, 2011 a painting titled Two Tahitian Women was attacked at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. by a woman who thought it was evil. The work was part of an exhibit that was highlighting the work of which artist?
Carlos Gardel of Argentina is considered as the most prominent figure in the history of what ‘moving’ pastime?
Which great French artist known for depicting feminine sensuality was confined to a wheelchair for the last 20 years of his life?
The name of which 20th century artistic movement comes from the Dutch for ‘The Style’?
What is the correct name for a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface?
Similar to the Japanese art of bonsai, what is the ancient Chinese art of growing trees and plants that are kept small by skilled pruning?
When this great artist was once criticized for creating unrealistic art, he asked his accuser “Can you show me some realistic art?” The man showed him a photograph of his wife. The artist observed: “So your wife is two inches tall, two-dimensional, with no arms and no legs, and no colour but only shades of gray?” Who is this artist who went through a ‘Blue Period’ and a ‘Rose Period’?
With 3 million works of art, which is the largest museum in the world?
WHAT ‘R’ WAS A GREAT RENAISSANCE ARTIST?
WHICH ARTIST WAS MARRIED TO HORTENSE FIQUET?
WHICH FRENCH ARTIST IS BEST KNOWN FOR REPEATEDLY PAINTING HIS WIFE IN A BATH TUB?
WHERE IN LONDON IS THE STATUE OF PETER PAN?
WHAT ‘JE’ WAS THE SCULPTOR WHO EXAGGERATED HUMAN FEATURES?
IN WHICH COUNTRY DID THE RUMBA ORIGINATE?
WHAT ‘AW’ WAS AN AMERICAN POP ARTISTE WHO COINED THE EXPRESSION 15 MINUTES OF FAME?
WHAT ‘PG’ WAS THE FRENCH PAINTER WHO DIED IN THE SOUTH SEAS?
WHICH ‘RR’ IS THE BRITISH ARCHITECT WHO DESIGNED THE LLOYDS BUILDING IN LONDON AND THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK?
WHAT ‘SD’ WAS A SURREALIST PAINTER?
WHAT ‘J’ IS THE ADJECTIVE APPLIED TO FURNITURE AND BUILDINGS OF THE EARLY 17TH CENTURY?
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