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Art History Through the Ages        

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1.  Of the following famed artists, who created lesser-known works such as "The Beethoven Frieze", "Nude Veritas", and "Judith 1 & 2"?
 
 Manet
 Monet
 Klimt
 Delacroix
 I don't know
 
2.  Which Renaissance artist decorated the individual monk's cells of the San Marco monastery in Florence according to the desired subject matter of the resident? For example the Ascension, the Pieta, etc.
 
 Piero della Francesco
 Raphael
 Crivelli
 Fra Angelico
 I don't know
 
3.  Who is considered to be the grandfather of the Renaissance?
 
 Giotto
 Leonardo da Vinci
 Cimabue
 Bosch
 I don't know
 
4.  Which art movement popularized painting directly on white canvas as opposed to the traditional mid - toned prepared canvas?
 
 Art Nouveau
 Impressionism
 Renaissance
 Cubism
 I don't know
 
5.  Who was the term "action painting" coined for based on his technique which involved moving around while painting.
 
 Michaelangelo
 Jackson Pollock
 Pablo Picasso
 Ansel Adams
 I don't know
 
6.  Which of the following artists is well known for his evocative paintings of Mont St. Victoire located in the south of France?
 
 Cezanne
 Van Gogh
 Matisse
 Corot
 I don't know
 
7.  Matisse died in 1954 leaving his ceiling covered with drawings. How come?
 
 After 60 years of paint fumes he wasn't "all there" towards the end.
 He was doing preliminary sketches for a ceiling fresco
 He was bedridden and drew using a long stick.
 He ran out of walls to draw on.
 I don't know
 
8.  Which of the following words is NOT considered a form of cubism?
 
 Hermetic
 Sculptural
 Collage
 Cardboard
 I don't know
 
9.  Who is often given credit for inventing cubism?
 
 Georges Braque
 Dora Maar
 Frida Kahlo
 Leonardo da Vinci
 I don't know
 
10.  Who was Isabella Stewart Gardner?
 
 A famous American model living in Paris during the 1920's who posed for all the greats.
 A rich Boston Art collector.
 Whistler's mother's maiden name.
 Klimt's redheaded mistress.
 I don't know

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