London Past Papers National Gallery Flashcards
What are the exact words – in English translation – of the Latin inscription on the wall in Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait?
Dated 1434, the Latin inscription Johannes de eyck fuit hic translates as:Johannes van Eyck was here, or simply: Jan van Eyck was here. The signature is a key to unlocking a prominent theme in the painting – the role of proxy, as being delegated to represent or act on behalf of another person in their absence.
What is the significance of the acorns on the chair in Raphael`s Pope Julius II?
The two golden acorns on the Pope’s chair allude to his family name, della Rovere (rovereis Italian for oak).
What is the personal device of Richard II which appears on the Wilton Diptych?
Richard wears a brooch with his own badge of the white hart and a collar with the badge of broom-cods. Adopted by Richard II in 1396.
Who painted The Battle of San Romano?
Artist: Paolo Uccello
Which painting was commissioned by the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of San Francesco, Milan in the late 15th century?
Leonardo da Vinci, ‘The Virgin of the Rocks’?
Where is the inscription CAROLUS REX MAGNAE BRITANNIAE in Van Dyck`s equestrian portrait of Charles l?
A tablet tied to a branch reads CAROLUS I REX MAGNAE BRITANIAE (Charles I King of Great Britain)
Why was the Wilton Diptych given this particular name?
The Wilton Diptych in the National Gallery takes its name from Wilton House, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, where it was housed between 1705 and 1929.
a) What is the name of the current Director of the National Gallery?
b) He was Deputy Director for Collections and Research of which Spanish museum?
a) Dr Gabriele Finaldi has been Director of the National Gallery since August 2015
b) Dr Finaldi was previously Deputy Director for Collections and Research at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, a position he took up in 2002.
Which exhibition runs from 14 September 2024 to 19 January 2025?
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers
a) The Virgin of the Rocks was commissioned to adorn which church
b) in which city?
a) chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary in the church of San Francesco Grande
b) Milan
The altarpiece was destined for the chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary in the church of San Francesco Grande, the principal church of the Franciscan Order in Milan and the largest church in the city after the Cathedral.
Which horse did George Stubbs paint in 1762?
Whistlejacket
What was the name of the manor house Rubens bought in 1635?
Het Steen( lit. ‘The Stone’ or ‘The Rock’), also known as the Rubens Castle (Rubenskasteel), is a castle in Elewijt, Flemish Brabant in Belgium. It was owned by the artistPeter Paul Rubensbetween 1635 and his death in 1640 and the castle features in some of his landscape paintings.
Name the banker from whom the
first 38 paintings for the collection
were purchased.
When the Gallery was founded in 1824, the first 38 paintings came from the private art collection of the banker John Julius Angerstein.
May visitors use selfie sticks when taking photos?
Use of additional lighting or flash, tripods, and selfie sticks is not permitted
Name the artist who painted the equestrian portrait of King Charles I.
Anthony van Dyck, ‘Equestrian Portrait of Charles I’, about 1638–9
Name the old warship in Turner’s painting, which played a distinguished part in Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar.
Turner,The Fighting Temeraire, 1839
Name ONE of the three saints shown in the Wilton Diptych.
On the interior of the diptych Richard is presented to the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child by three saints. They are identified by their attributes:St John the Baptistholds the lamb, St Edward the Confessor a ring, and St Edmund, king and martyr, an arrow.
A painting features Niccolò da
Mauruzi da Tolentino on his white
charger. Name the painting AND the
artist.
Paolo Uccello, ‘The Battle of San Romano’, probably about 1438-40
The painting ‘The Virgin with the
Infant Saint John the Baptist adoring
the Christ Child accompanied by an
Angel’ is more usually known as?
‘The Virgin of the Rocks’, Leonardo da Vinci
How many shops are located in the gallery?
There arethree shopswithinthe National Gallery, open daily from 10am to 5.45pm (Fridays until 8.45pm) and the online shop