A&H 2024 - Art history, artists, & famous works

Question 1

This Renaissance artist created Madonna of the Pomegranate in a circular style called tondo. He imagined a mythological spring scene in La Primavera. Identify this painter of The Birth of Venus.

Answer 1

(SANDRO) BOTTICELLI

Question 2

This Renaissance painter spotlighted a white weasel in his portrait Lady with an Ermine. He included the angel Gabriel and babies John the Baptist and Jesus in Madonna of the Rocks. Name this artist of The Last Supper.

Answer 2

LEONARDO DA VINCI

Question 3

This Renaissance artist of Adoration of the Magi also painted Salvator Mundi, which sold for over $450 million in 2017. He continued his biblical subjects in St. John the Baptist and The Virgin and Child with St. Anne. Who examined human proportions with his drawing Vitruvian Man?

Answer 3

LEONARDO DA VINCI

Question 4

This man included a self-portrait as Saint Bartholomew in The Last Judgment. He spent three years sculpting the colossal marble statue David. Name this Renaissance painter of the Sistine Chapel frescoes.

Answer 4

MICHELANGELO (BUONARROTI)

Question 5

This Sistine Chapel fresco depicts a scene described in Genesis 2:7. The title man lies sleepily on the left as God, surrounded by angels, floats in the air. Give the name of this painting by Michelangelo.

Answer 5

THE CREATION OF ADAM

Question 6

Michelangelo used this painting technique on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. It is a type of mural that, as it dries, becomes part of the wall instead of lying on top of it. Identify this process of painting on wet plaster.

Answer 6

FRESCO

Question 7

This Italian word names the only artwork that Michelangelo ever signed. Identify this type of work that shows Mary mourning over Christ’s dead body.

Answer 7

PIETÀ

Question 8

This painter of The Sistine Madonna painted a portrait of Pope Julius the Second. His best-known work features ancient Greek philosophers and scientists. Who was this Renaissance painter of The School of Athens?

Answer 8

RAPHAEL

Question 9

Multiple answer required. Identify the four Renaissance artists who inspired the names of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Answer 9

LEONARDO, MICHELANGELO, DONATELLO, RAPHAEL

Question 10

This painter used music terms like “symphony,” “nocturne,” and “harmony” in his works’ titles. Perhaps his best-known work is officially titled Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1. Who was this 19th-century artist, who once painted his mother seated in a rocking chair?

Answer 10

(JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL) WHISTLER

Question 11

This artist painted multiple views of Rouen Cathedral. He also dedicated a series to haystacks. Identify this Impression, Sunrise artist.

Answer 11

(CLAUDE) MONET

Question 12

This artist was friends with fellow Impressionist Mary Cassatt. His works included In a Café and A Cotton Office in New Orleans, as well as Four Jockeys. Identify the artist of Ballet Rehearsal and The Dancing Class.

Answer 12

(EDGAR) DEGAS

Question 13

This painter used her older sister as a model for Lydia Reading the Morning Paper. She included a yorkie in Little Girl in a Blue Armchair. Identify this Impressionist who specialized in capturing images of mothers and children.

Answer 13

(MARY) CASSATT

Question 14

This artist of The Cup of Tea turned to the still life in Lilacs in a Window. Most of her works were portraits, including Children Playing on the Beach and Girl Arranging Her Hair. Name the Impressionist artist of The Child’s Bath.

Answer 14

(MARY) CASSATT

Question 15

This country was the birthplace of Fauvism and the Barbizon School. Rococo, Cubism, and Neoclassicism also began here. In which country did the Impressionists primarily live and work?

Answer 15

FRANCE

Question 16

This artist included a bareback rider standing atop a white horse in his painting The Circus. He depicted a group of people enjoying the Seine River in Bathers at Asnières. Give the name of this early
Pointillist.

Answer 16

(GEORGES) SEURAT

Question 17

This artist chose to paint happy subjects like acrobats during his Rose Period. That era followed his more somber Blue Period. Who, with Georges Braque, co- founded Cubism?

Answer 17

(PABLO) PICASSO

Question 18

This early abstract art movement was influenced by Paul Cezanne’s Post-Impressionist paintings. Divided into Analytic and Synthetic phases, it often showed objects and people from different angles at the same time. Name this movement co-created by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso.

Answer 18

CUBISM

Question 19

This Synthetic Cubist painting’s subjects are dressed like characters from commedia dell’arte. From left to right, they are a clarinetist, a guitarist, and a singer holding sheet music. Name this abstract work by Pablo Picasso.

Answer 19

THE THREE MUSICIANS

Question 20

This art form is related to decoupage and photomontage. Art historians agree that Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso pioneered it. Identify this technique of attaching fabric, wallpaper, newspaper, and the like to canvas.

Answer 20

COLLAGE

Question 21

This artistic descendant of Dadaism frequently distorted objects and put unexpected items together. It explored imagery from the subconscious mind, especially from the artists’ dreams. What was this movement associated with Salvador Dalí?

Answer 21

SURREALISM

Question 22

This mid-20th century movement made New York, rather than Europe, the center of modern art. Color-field and action painting were two of its innovative styles. Name this movement associated with Jackson Pollock.

Answer 22

ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

Question 23

This artist was married to photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Many of her works, including Jimson Weed and Black Iris, were close-ups of flowers. Who was this New Mexico painter of Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue?

Answer 23

(GEORGIA) O’KEEFFE

Question 24

This mid-1900s art movement was a reaction against Abstract Expressionism. Celebrities, advertisements, and consumer products were some of its favorite subjects. Identify this artistic style, which produced Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans.

Answer 24

POP ART