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WorksheetsSQ - ART - Part 6
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who posed for Edgar Degas' Little Dancer Aged Fourteen?
Marie Van Goethem
Yvette Chauverie
Marie Guillem
Emma Livry
Why was Degas' sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen controversial at the time of its creation?
It used too many different kinds of materials
It was too realistic
It was considered too "common"
The size of the sculpture was too large
Which materials did Edgar Degas use for the exterior surfaces of the original sculpture of Little Dancer Aged Fourteen?
Wood and wire
Clay and wax
Silk
Human Hair
Plaster
What did Degas use for the interior structure of Little Dancer Aged Fourteen?
Wire and Wood
Metal Armature
Padding and Paintbrushes
Wax and Clay
Bronze
After Degas' death, what materials were used to recast copies of Little Dancer Aged Fourteen?
Plaster
Bronze
Plaster and Bronze
Marble
Clay
How many paintings did Deags produce during his lifetime?
Over 500
About 750
Over 800
About 900
Over a thousand
In what other art forms did Edgar Degas experiment?
Mobiles
Printmaking
Photography
Printmaking and Mobiles
Printmaking and Photography
What did Degas use as a reference for his sculptures to better portray proportions, poses, balance, and movement?
Live models
Small wax statuettes
Photos
Science textbooks of anatomy
What is an arabesque?
A ballet position
A French food
A tool used by artists when sculpting
A tool used by artists when painting
What materials did Degas use for his model statuettes?
Wax with clay
Wood with wax
Wax with wire
Wire with plastilene
Wax with plastilene
Which famous museum houses more than 50 of Degas' ballet statues?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Getty
The Lourve
The National Gallery of Art - Washington DC
The National Gallery of Art - London
Why did Degas prefer to use wax as the medium he sculpted in?
It was less expensive and easier to come by
It made it possible for him to constantly rework the image
It was the lightest material available that he could sculpt with
It provided just the right weight and balance to make very large sculptures that appear to be in motion
What medium is Degas most widely known for
Oil on canvas
Ink on paper
Pastels
Watercolor
Sculpture
Why was Little Dancer Age 14 criticized by art critics at the time?
They felt it was too big
They felt that dancers were not an appropriate subject matter
They felt that it was too realistic and was more science than art
They felt that using material and human hair was inappropriate
How was Little Dancer Aged 14 unique as one of Degas sculptures?
It is the only sculpture while the dancer is at rest rather than in movement
It is the largest of his sculptures
It is the only one made of wax
It is the only one with a metal armature
Who was Marie Van Goethem?
A ballet student who posed for Degas
A professor at the Royal Academy of Art
Degas' wife, who was also an artist, though not as well known
A friend of Degas who introduced him to working with sculpture
What is considered the "mystery" of Degas' painting Four Dancers?
No one knows who the dancers were
No one knows if it is 1 dancer in 4 different positions, or 4 different dancers
No one knows where the lines of one dancer ends and another begins, causing the images to blur together
No one knows when Degas finished the painting because it was not found until many years after his death
In what way are Picasso's paintings of circus people similar to Degas' depiction of ballet dancers?
Both depict performers in daily life while they are not performing
Both use mostly tones of blue in their paintings
Both use only oil on canvas in their work
Both depict the performers as sad
Which artist identified with ballet dancers, saying that to become great at a craft one must practice the same thing over and over again?
Arcimboldo
Vermeer
Degas
Picasso
Turner
Degas was captivated by the ballet and used it as the subject of about how many of his drawings, paintings, and sculptures?
More than 200
More than 500
More than 900
More than 1000
More than 2000
Degas' self-portrait is in what medium?
Oil on canvas
Ink on paper
Etching
Watercolor
Photomontage
In what year was Degas born?
1824
1834
1842
1843
Where was Degas born?
Milan, Italy
Rome, Italy
London, England
Paris, France
Barcelona, Spain
