London Past Papers Tate Britain Flashcards
What major building was demolished to make way for the National Gallery of British Art (now Tate Britain)?
Millbank prison
The decision was made to build a new gallery for British art on the site of the former Millbank prison in 1892. After many years of planning and preparation, the National Gallery of British Art (now known as Tate Britain) was opened by the Prince of Wales, on the 21st July 1897.
Name TWO of the original seven members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
ThePre-Raphaelite Brotherhood(PRB, later known as thePre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by;
William Holman Hunt,
John Everett Millais,
Dante Gabriel Rossetti,
William Michael Rossetti,
James Collinson,
Frederic George Stephens
Thomas Woolner
who formed a seven-member “Brotherhood” partly modelled on theNazarene movement.
Which painter, famous for his scenes of Venice, moved to England in 1746?
Giovanni Antonio Canal(18 October 1697– 19 April 1768),commonly known asCanaletto
Name the actor who portrayed J M W Turner in the 2014 film of his life directed by Mike Leigh.
Timothy Spall
Which English artist, born in Smithfield in 1697, is often referred to as the father of English painting?
William Hogarthwas born in 1697. His earliest years were spent living in Bartholomew Close, Smithfield but when he was still young his family moved to the nearby Clerkenwell. Hogarth’s father, Richard, had been a teacher who came to London in the hope of teaching Latin and Greek.
Who painted Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy?
Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is a 1971 painting by the British artistDavid Hockney.
Name the current Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the Tate galleries.
Maria Balshaw, Director, has overall responsibility for Tate’s strategic direction and day-to-day operations.
Give the name of the earliest painting in the collection?
John Bettes, A Man in a Black Cap 1545 This is the oldest picture in the Tate collection. The artist’s name is inscribed on the back.Signatures or inscriptions that identify the artist are very rare on Britishpaintingsof this period.
Which artist depicted the people and buildings of Cookham, where he lived, in his paintings?
Sir Stanley Spencer
‘Jacob and the Angel’ is the title of a sculpture by which 20th century artist?
Sir Jacob Epstein
Who won this year’s Turner Prize?
TBA
Which breed of dog is shown in Hogarth’s self portrait of 1745?
Trump (c. 1730 – c. 1745) was apugowned by English painter William Hogarth. He included the dog in several works, including his 1745 self-portrait Painter and his Pug, held by the Tate Gallery.
What are the opening hours of Tate Britain?
Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
Which famous artist married Jane, the daughter of Sir James Thornhill?
William Hogarth
On 23 March 1729 he married Thornhill’s daughter Jane.
Which artist, poet and printmaker
spent all his life (except for three
years) in London and is buried in
Bunhill Fields?
Except for three years by the Sussex seaside, William Blake spent his entire life in London. He was born in Soho in 1757.
Which 18th century artist is best known for his depictions of horses?
George Stubbs(25 August 1724 – 10 July 1806) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses. Self-trained, Stubbs learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such as Reynolds and Gainsborough.
How did Sir Henry Tate make his fortune?
In 1889 Henry Tate, an industrialist who had made his fortuneas a sugar refiner, offered his collection of British nineteenth-century art to the nation and provided funding for the firstTate Gallery.
Which is the nearest tube station to Tate Britain?
Pimlico
Who painted ‘The Awakening Conscience’ in 1853?
William Holman Hunt
You can now visit the
Twickenham home of an artist
whose extensive collection is
displayed at Tate Britain. Who is
he?
Sandycombe Lodge, Twickenham’We aim to celebrateJ.M.W.Turner’sartistic achievement through encouraging visitors to discover the house he designed and built, and the Thames landscape which inspired him.
Name the artist who painted the murals in the Tate Britain restaurant.
Rex Whistler
In 1926, the director of theNational Gallery of British Art(nowTate) commissionedRex Whistlerto produce a mural ‘as decoration for the new refreshment room’. Whistler spent 18 months painting The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats before the gallery restaurant opened in 1927.
In which city was the artist Francis Bacon born?
Francis Bacon was born October 28, 1909, inDublin. At the age of 16, he moved to London and subsequently lived for about two years in Berlin and Paris.
Which English art movement did
Walter Sickert belong to?
Walter Richard Sickert (31 May 1860 – 22 January 1942) was a German-born British painter and printmaker who was a member of the Camden Town Group ofPost-Impressionistartists in early 20th-century London.
Name the artist who sculpted “Pelagos”.
‘Pelagos’, Dame Barbara Hepworth, 1946 on display at Tate Britain.
