Art History Trivia Questions
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Which artist's painting 'Three Flags' was sold for $900 in 1959 and later resold for $1 million in 1980?
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jasper johns
Which British sculptor, known for their works featuring holes, created two large sculptures called 'Family Group', one in bronze and the other in stone?
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henry moore
Who was the French artist born 7 months after Pablo Picasso and co-developed Cubism with him?
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georges braque
Which tragic figure did Henry Fuseli paint along with his children Polynices, Ismene, and Antigone?
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oedipus
Who painted 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp' which is displayed in the Mauritshuis in The Hague?
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rembrandt
Which pop artist created the 1958 work titled 'Three Flags', a triple portrait of the American flag?
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jasper johns
Who is the female impressionist known for works including 'The Loge' and 'The Bath'?
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mary cassatt
What art style gets its name from a Paris shop opened in the 1890s by Siegfried Bing?
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art nouveau
Which artist created the 1480 painting 'The Birth of Venus' that measures over 5 feet by 9 feet?
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sandro botticelli
What kind of animal did Constantin Brancusi famously sculpt in 'Space'?
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bird
Which artist, known for creating 'Nighthawks', responded with 'None whatsoever' when asked about the social content in his work?
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edward hopper
Which French artist created the first bronze cast sculpture known as 'The Gates of Hell,' viewable at a Philadelphia art museum?
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auguste rodin
Which design school, closed by the Nazis in 1933, prompted Josef Albers to join the faculty of Black Mountain College?
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bauhaus
What name did Jacopo Robusti adopt because his father was a dye-maker?
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tintoretto
Which 19th century French Primitive artist painted 'The Snake Charmer'?
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henri rousseau
Who was the artist appointed as sergeant-painter to King George II in 1757, known for creating 'A Rake's Progress'?
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william hogarth
In which city did Donatello sculpt dancing cherubs for the Singing Gallery of the Duomo in the 1430s?
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florence
Which artist's painting titled 'Olympia' was accepted for the Salon of 1865 and caused an uproar?
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Édouard manet
Which French artist painted 'The Sleeping Gypsy' in 1897, depicting a woman sleeping while a lion examines her?
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henri rousseau
Rockwell Kent's bold, angular black-and-white illustrations exemplify which art style of the 1920s and 1930s?
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art deco
Which form of art did Modigliani give up in 1915 due to the high cost of materials?
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sculpture
Which Florentine artist created the bronze 'David' in the 1430s that was influenced by classical Greek sculpture?
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donatello
What medieval textile art form is exemplified by 'The Lady with the Unicorn'?
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tapestry
Which artist, who painted 'The Syndics of the Cloth Guild,' did not use his middle name, Harmenszoon, when signing his works?
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rembrandt
Who is the artist who became wealthy by selling engravings of his works such as 'A Rake's Progress'?
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william hogarth
Who was the first U.S. artist to have an exhibition at London's Tate Gallery, known for his distinctive comic strip-style paintings?
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roy lichtenstein
Which artist, who created 'The Fog Warning', had their first assignment for 'Harper's Weekly' to sketch Lincoln's inauguration?
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winslow homer
Who was born in 1869 and became known for his work as a pointillist, a fauvist, and finally, a collagist?
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henri matisse
Which Flemish master artist had Van Dyck as one of his famous assistants?
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peter paul rubens
Which Impressionist artist, born in Pennsylvania in 1844, died near Paris in 1926?
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mary cassatt
Which artist's one-man show in 1958 became controversial due to his paintings of flags and targets?
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jasper johns
Who was the first living artist to have a White House exhibit in 1970, known for painting 'Christina's World'?
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andrew wyeth
What is the title of the 1770 portrait by Thomas Gainsborough that features Master Jonathan Buttall?
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blue boy
Which artist, a grandson of Sigmund Freud, had an exhibition of paintings presented by the Metropolitan Museum in 1993?
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lucian freud
Which painting by Grant Wood was a highlight of the Art Institute of Chicago's Century of Progress exhibit in 1933?
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american gothic
Which Baroque Flemish artist's distinctive style led his name to become an adjective describing it?
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peter paul rubens
In her 1936 painting 'Summer Days', which artist depicted an animal skull and flowers floating above a desert landscape?
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georgia o'keeffe
Which artist had the 'Transfiguration' placed at the head of his coffin during his Vatican funeral?
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raphael
Which Impressionist artist began his series of paintings of Rouen Cathedral in 1892?
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claude monet
Who was the Russian �migr� artist known for painting 'Bride & Groom with Eiffel Tower'?
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marc chagall
What material was historically most commonly used to make tapestries?
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wool
What is the full name of the Renaissance artist known as Mr. Buonarroti?
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michelangelo
Which English artist is known for painting 'Girl with Pigs' and 'The Blue Boy'?
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thomas gainsborough
Which Cretan artist spent his final 6 years working in Toledo on three paintings for the Hospital of St. John the Baptist?
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el greco
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