Definitions

Question 1

The Last Supper

Answer 1

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, c. 1495, fresco and tempera
Milan

Question 2

Mona Lisa

Answer 2

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1503 – 19. Oil on wood panel.

Question 3

The Creation of Adam

Answer 3

Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, fresco, c. 1511.

Question 4

The Last Judgment

Answer 4

Michelangelo, The Last Judgment, 1534-1541, fresco

Question 5

Woman Holding a Balance

Answer 5

Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664, 40 x 35 cm

Question 6

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Answer 6

Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665, 44 x 39 cm

Question 7

Self Portrait

Answer 7

Rembrandt, Self-Portrait, 1659, 123 x 104 cm

Question 8

“Moon” jar

Answer 8

Glazed white porcelain “Moon” jar, Joseon dynasty, eighteenth century

Question 9

Books and Scholars’ Accoutrements

Answer 9

Yi Taek-gyun, Books and Scholars’ Accoutrements (chaekgeori ), Joseon dynasty, late 1800s. Tenpanel folding screen, ink and color on silk

Question 10

Under the Wave off Kanagawa

Answer 10

Katsushika Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, ca. 1830–32. Polychrome woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Question 11

Comedian

Answer 11

Maurizio Cattelan, Comedian, 2019. Banana, duct tape

Question 12

Everydays: The First 5000 Days

Answer 12

Mike Winkelmann (Beeple), Everydays: The First 5000 Days, digital jpeg. Feb 2021

Question 13

Abu Simbel

Answer 13

was constructed for the pharaoh Ramesses II who reigned for 67 years during the 13th century BC (19th Dynasty). Rebuilt in its entirety in 1968

Question 14

Dresden Frauenkirche

Answer 14

ca. 1740. Destroyed 1944 in an Allied bombing raid, rebuilt 2005