art quiz

Question 1

Portrait

Answer 1

a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.

Question 2

Technique

Answer 2

a way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.

Question 3

Atmospheric perspective

Answer 3

an artistic technique that creates the illusion of depth and distance by altering the appearance of objects in a painting

Question 4

Illusion

Answer 4

a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses.

Question 5

Sfumato

Answer 5

the technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms.

Question 6

Renaissance

Answer 6

the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.

Question 7

Leonardo da Vinci

Answer 7

An Italian artist, engineer, and scientist. He is known for his paintings, including The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and his drawing of The Vitruvian Man.

Question 8

Carboning

Answer 8

A technique where a drawing can be transferred onto another sheet of paper by rubbing a material, such as graphite or charcoal, on the back of a piece of paper, before placing that sheet onto another sheet, and tracing on the first piece of paper, transferring the tracing

Question 9

What made the Mona Lisa so famous? What museum is she in, and where is the museum

Answer 9

The painting was stolen in 1911, before it was later returned, which drew interest to the painting, making it famous. It’s located in the Louvre Museum in France

Question 10

Where is Diego Rivera from

Answer 10

Mexico

Question 11

What’s the difference between a portrait and a self portrait

Answer 11

A self portrait of yourself, while a portrait is of another person or animal

Question 12

Archeological

Answer 12

relating to archaeology. Archaeology is the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

Question 13

Color

Answer 13

the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.

Question 14

Composition

Answer 14

a work of music, literature, or art.

Question 15

Freehand

Answer 15

(especially of drawing) done without the use of anything to guide the hand.

Question 16

Lascaux

Answer 16

the site of a cave in SW France, in the Dordogne: contains Palaeolithic wall drawings and paintings.

Question 17

Geography

Answer 17

the nature and relative arrangement of places and physical features.

Question 18

Paleolithic

Answer 18

relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used.

Question 19

Prehistoric

Answer 19

relating to or denoting the period before written records.

Question 20

Technique

Answer 20

a way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.

Question 21

Stencil

Answer 21

a thin sheet of cardboard, plastic, or metal with a pattern or letters cut out of it, used to produce the cut design on the surface below by the application of ink or paint through the holes.

Question 22

Tool

Answer 22

a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.

Question 23

How were the Lascaux cave paintings discovered? Who discovered them?
How many cave paintings are there? And where in the world are they located?

Answer 23

1. Marcel’s dog was investigating a hole while he was taking him on a walk, leading the the discovery of the paintings
2. Marcel Ravidat
3. Over 600
4. Southwestern France