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Art Quiz for Quiz Bowl

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of this art work?

a)

The Servant Girl

b)

Girl with a Pearl Earring

c)

The Look of Adoration

d)

Girl with the Blue Headdress

2.

Who painted this work of art?

a)

Johannes Vermeer

b)

Rembrandt van Rijn

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Auguste Rodin

3.

What country's "Golden Age" or "Renaissance" did this painting embody?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Netherlands (Dutch)

d)

French

4.

What is the name of this statue? (hint: Who is it a picture of?)

(a)  

5.

Who sculpted this statue?

a)

Donatello

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Rafael

d)

Da Vinci

6.

Who's head is at the feat of the man in this statue?

(a)  

7.

The artist who sculpted this statue was from what country?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Netherlands

8.

This work of art shows a Zephyr and an orange grove and orange blossoms, what is its name?

a)

Primavera

b)

The Birth of Venus

c)

The Madonna of the Rocks

d)

The Madonna of the Goldfinch

9.

Name this work of art.

a)

Primavera

b)

The Birth of Venus

c)

The Madonna of the Rocks

d)

The Madonna of the Goldfinch

10.

Who painted this work?

a)

Donatello

b)

Botticelli

c)

Raphael

d)

Michaelangelo

11.

Who painted this work?

a)

Donatello

b)

Botticelli

c)

Raphael

d)

Michaelangelo

12.

The work nicknamed "Venus on the Half Shell" was painted by whom?

a)

da Vinci

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Raphael

d)

Botticelli

13.

This bronze statue depicts the biblical David, wearing a hat and boots, holding a sword, and standing over the head of Goliath. What artist created this work?

a)

Caravaggio

b)

da Vinci

c)

Michaelangelo

d)

Donatello

14.

This well-known work of art is also known as "La Gioconda" because it may show the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. Some scholars believe that there may be a bit of the artist's self-portraiture creeping into this work using the sfumato technique. What is it's more recognized name?

a)

Mona Lisa

b)

The Madonna of the Rocks

c)

Pieta

d)

The Madonna of the Goldfinch

15.

What art technique was used to create this painting?

a)

chiaroscuro

b)

forced perspective

c)

sfumato

d)

ukiyo-e

16.

This work by da Vinci has been done twice. Both depict Mary, Christ, St. John the Baptist and an Angel in an area of rocky caverns and rivers. In the first one created, the angel wears a red cloak and Mary's robes are a bluish green. In the second version, the angel's cloak is missing or muted and Mary's gown is much bluer as is the sky beyond. What is this painting's name?

a)

Pieta

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Madonna of the Rocks

d)

Madonna of the Goldfinch

17.

Who painted this work (twice)?

a)

Michaelangelo

b)

da Vinci

c)

Rafael

d)

Donatello

18.

Depictions of the event seen here have been undertaken by artistic masters for centuries. This event provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, or Holy Communion. The most famous painting of this event was done by Leonardo da Vinci and shows Jesus and his apostles before his execution. What is the name of this event?

a)

Judas' betrayal

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Lord's Supper

d)

Farewell discourse

19.

Who painted this work?

a)

Michaelangelo

b)

da Vinci

c)

Mary Magdalene

d)

Rafael

20.

Name this painting.

(a)  

21.

This drawing was made by an artist and scientist around 1490. It displays the artist's concept of ideal body proportions. What is it called?

a)

Vitruvian Man

b)

Gallerie dell'Accademia

c)

De pictura

d)

Divina proportione

22.

The artist who created Vitruvian Man.

a)

Pagave

b)

Donatello

c)

Michaelangelo

d)

da Vinci

23.

This fresco stands in the Stanza della Segnatura. It shows Plato, Aristotle, Diogenes, and many other academics and philosophers. What is the name of this work?

a)

The School of Athens

b)

The Philosophers

c)

Gattamelata

d)

Reflections in a Cave

24.

What artist painted this painting?

a)

Botticelli

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Caravaggio

25.

This artist created a marble statue of biblical David, standing contrapposto with his slingshot over his shoulder. Who was he?

a)

Botticelli

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Caravaggio

d)

Donatello

26.

What is the title for this famous marble statue?

(a)  

27.

Who created this marble statue?

a)

da Vinci

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Rafael

d)

Donatello

28.

This work depicts the moment at which Jesus Christ inspires Matthew to follow him. Who painted it?

a)

Vermeer

b)

Rembrandt

c)

Caravaggio

d)

Lichtenstein

29.

Name this painting.

a)

The Calling of Saint Matthew

b)

The Three Musketeers

c)

Nocturne in Black and Gold

d)

The Course of the Empire

30.

While Michaelangelo's statue is the most famous, many artists have created images of a young Mary holding the body of Jesus in grief after his crucifixion. What is this type of work called?

a)

The Passion of Christ

b)

The Pieta

c)

Gattemelata

d)

Madonna

31.

Who painted this painting?

a)

Donatello

b)

Raphael

c)

da Vinci

d)

Michaelangelo

32.

In Italian, this work is known as Madonna del Cardellino. What is it's more recognizable title?

a)

Madonna of the Rocks

b)

Madonna and Child

c)

Madonna of Alba

d)

Madonna of the Goldfinch

33.

Where would you find the paintings that include The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgement?

a)

the tomb of Pope Julius II

b)

the Sistine Chapel

c)

St. Peter's Basillica

34.

What is the title of this painting?

a)

The Rebellious Slave

b)

The Pieta

c)

The Last Judgement

d)

The Creation of Adam

35.

Who painted this work?

(a)  

36.

This famously unfinished portrait of George Washington, titled "The Athenaeum" was painted by what American artist?

a)

Thomas Cole

b)

Edward Hopper

c)

Gilbert Stuart

d)

James Whistler

37.

What is the title of this work?

a)

Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)

b)

The Gulf Stream

c)

The Typhoon

d)

Maneaters

38.

What American artist painted this work?

a)

Winslow Homer

b)

Thomas Cole

c)

Alexander Calder

d)

Norman Rockwell

39.

This work was nicknamed "Whistler's Mother." What is its real title?

a)

Nocturne in Black and Gold

b)

The Course of the Empire

c)

American Gothic

d)

Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1

40.

This work is a 1942 oil on canvas painting by Edward Hopper that portrays four people in a downtown diner late at night as viewed through the diner's large glass window. The light coming from the diner illuminates a darkened and deserted urban streetscape. What is it called?

a)

Automat

b)

Hotel Lobby

c)

Office at Night

d)

The Nighthawks

41.

The man and the woman in this painting were modeled on the artist's dentist and his sister. What is this painting's title?

a)

Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1

b)

Parson Weem's Fable

c)

American Gothic

d)

Early Sunday Morning

42.

What artist painted this work?

a)

Winslow Homer

b)

Norman Rockwell

c)

James Whistler

d)

Grant Wood

43.

This Southwest American artist was famous for her paintings of flowers, animal skulls and the New Mexico scenery. She was married to the photographer Alfred Steiglitz. Who was she?

a)

Frieda Kahlo

b)

Mary Cassat

c)

Georgia O'Keefe

44.

This artist was famous for his magazine covers for the Saturday Evening Post magazine. He often depicted everyday scenes of American domestic life. Who was he?

a)

Grant Wood

b)

Edward Hopper

c)

J. C. Leyendecker

d)

Norman Rockwell

45.

This artist was famous painted a series of paintings called the Four Freedoms. They included Freedom from Want, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, and Freedom from Fear. what was his name?

a)

Grant Wood

b)

Edward Hopper

c)

J. C. Leyendecker

d)

Norman Rockwell

46.

This artist was an abstract expressionist that was famous for splattering paint on canvas. Nicknamed "Jack the Dripper," who was he?

a)

Jackson Pollock

b)

Andy Warhol

c)

Roy Lichtenstein

d)

Andy Warhol

47.

This artist had a studio nicknamed "The Factory."

a)

Norman Rockwell

b)

Jackson Pollock

c)

Andy Warhol

d)

Roy Lichtenstein

48.

Who painted these Campbell's soup cans?

a)

Norman Rockwell

b)

Jackson Pollock

c)

Andy Warhol

d)

Roy Lichtenstein

49.

Who painted this painting of Marilyn Monroe?

a)

Norman Rockwell

b)

Jackson Pollock

c)

Andy Warhol

d)

Roy Lichtenstein

50.

This artist was famous for his comic book paintings.

a)

Norman Rockwell

b)

Jackson Pollock

c)

Andy Warhol

d)

Roy Lichtenstein

51.

This artist was famous for his comic book paintings.

a)

Norman Rockwell

b)

Jackson Pollock

c)

Andy Warhol

d)

Roy Lichtenstein

52.

This artist was famous for using a style that included Benday dots.

a)

Norman Rockwell

b)

Jackson Pollock

c)

Andy Warhol

d)

Roy Lichtenstein

53.

The painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, is the most famous example of an art style that involves using tiny dots of color to create an image. What is the term for that technique?

a)

chiaroscuro

b)

Benday dotting

c)

pointillism

d)

impressionism