Artists & Paintings (dates)

Question 1

Jackson Pollock

Answer 1

1912-1956
Known for his contributions to the Abstract Expressionist movement and the drip painting technique

Question 2

Salvador Dali

Answer 2

1904-1989.
Painted “The Persistence of Memory”
Prominent Surrealist figure.

Question 3

Vincent van Gogh

Answer 3

1853-1890.
Distinctive use of colour and form.
Painted “The Starry Night”

Question 4

Claude Monet

Answer 4

1840-1926
Leading figure of the French Impressionist movement.

Question 5

Sandro Botticelli

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1445-1510
Painted “Birth of Venus” and “Primavera”

Question 6

Caravaggio

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1571-1610.
Baroque artist. Known for dramatic use of light and shadow (chiaroscuro).

Question 7

Pablo Picasso

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1881-1973
Co-founded the Cubist movement

Question 8

Leonardo da Vinci

Answer 8

1452-1519
Painted “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper”

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Michelangelo Buonarroti

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1475-1564
Considered the father of the Italian Renaissance.
Painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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Rembrandt van Rijin

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1606-1669
Considered one of the greatest Dutch painters. Known for “The Night Watch”

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Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)

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1483-1520
Painted “The Last Supper” and “The School of Athens”

Question 12

Andy Warhol

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1928-1987
Leading figure in the Pop Art movement.

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Johannes Vermeer

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1632-1675
Painted detailed and realistic scenes of daily life.
Painted “Girl with a Pearl Earring”

Question 14

Henri Matisse

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1869-1954
Innovative use of colour and form.

Question 15

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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1841-1919
Impressionist painter

Question 16

Rene Magritte

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1898-1967
Surrealist and dreamlike images

Question 17

Jan van Eyck

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1390-1441
Flemish Baroque painter
detailed and realistic still lifes

Question 18

Masaccio (Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone)

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1401-1428
Italian Renaissance artist
Known for use of perspective and frescoes in Brancacci Chapel

Question 19

Paolo Uccello

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1397-1475
Italian Renaissance artist
Known innovative use of perspective

Question 20

Benvenuto Cellini

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1500-1571
Italian Renaissance artist

Question 21

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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1525-1569
Flemish painter
Landscapes and peasants

Question 22

Hieronymus Bosch

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1450-1516
Flemish painter known for his use of vibrant colours and intricate details
“The Garden of Earthly Delights”

Question 23

Donatello (Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi)

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1386-1466
Italian Renaissance artist

Question 24

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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1598-1680
Italian sculptor

Question 25

Giotto di Bondone

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1266-1337
Italian Renaissance artist known for frescoes in Scrovegni Chapel

Question 26

Lorenzo Ghiberti

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1378-1455
Italian Renaissance Artist
known for his bronze doors for the Florence Baptistery

Question 27

Frida Kahlo

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1907-1954
Mexican painter
known for her self portraits

Question 28

Robert indiana

Answer 28

1928-2018
American artist known for his iconic “LOVE” sculpture and colourful/graphic artworks

Question 29

Chuck Close

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1940-present
Photorealistic paintings
depict everyday objects

Question 30

Yayoi Kusama

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1929-present
Large scale, immersive installations
Often features mirrored surfaces and neon lights

Question 31

Jeff Koons

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1955-present
Known for monumental outdoor sculptures

Question 32

Banksy

Answer 32

Unknown (active since 1990s)
Street artist
Politically charged graffiti art
anonymous identity
(its me ;3)

Question 33

Christo

Answer 33

1935-2020
Large scale environmental artworks