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The Artist's Signature

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cooperative guild system is:

a)

A large fine arts company

b)

A group of artists working together under one boss

c)

An art business with a golden rating

d)

The popular system of art before the Renaissance

2.

Artist signatures became commonplace

a)

in the 20th century

b)

before the Renaissance

c)

after Rembrandt began signing his paintings

d)

it is still not common practice

3.

Why do artists sign their works?

a)

to show ownership

b)

to designate the work as complete

c)

to get paid

d)

as part of the artistic process

4.

Artist signatures are important because they can

a)

help date an art piece

b)

provide information as to where the art piece was created

c)

detail why or for whom the art piece was created

d)

give information about the materials used in the art piece

5.

An artist's signature increases the value of a piece of art.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Artist's signatures are always on the bottom right-corner of an art piece.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

An artist's signature can reveal character traits of the artist.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Artists' signatures never change.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Artists' signatures can be

a)

only symbols

b)

a combination of symbols and letters

c)

embedded within a piece of art

d)

only letters