FAMOUS ARTISTS I

Question 1

Flemish painter known as the "Father of Oil Painting" due to advanced techniques. Painted "Arnolfini Wedding" in 1432.

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JAN van EYCK

Question 2

Italian Renaissance painter of "THE LAST SUPPER" and "MONA LISA" was an inventor and sketches included "VETRUVIAN MAN."

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LEONARDO da VINCI

Question 3

French 1830s Realist/Impressionist painter; "Luncheon in the Park" mixed ordinary subject with classic paintings.

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EDOUARD MANET

Question 4

Neo-classical French painter of "Death of Socrates" was jailed for "Reign of Terror" and friends with Robespierre

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JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID

Question 5

Founder of French Impressionism, "Impression, Sunrise" 1872 gave name to the movement; painted "Water Lily Pond" in 1899

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CLAUDE MONET

Question 6

Bal du Moulin de la Galette is important work of this leading French Impressionist who broke from Impressionists 1880s.

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AUGUSTE RENOIR

Question 7

Born in Belarus, this Jewish Cubism & Expressionism painter fled Nazi Germany to the US in 1941.

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MARC CHAGALL

Question 8

American artist taught at University of Iowa and used his dentist and sister as models for magnum opus AMERICAN GOTHIC.

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GRANT WOOD

Question 9

Spanish 20th century CUBISM artist; works include "GUERNICA," "WEEPING WOMAN," and "THE OLD GUITARIST." "Blue" period.

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PABLO PICASSO

Question 10

American Impressionist & Realist artist of NIGHTHAWKS (1942) whose wife Jo was also an artist.

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EDWARD HOPPER

Question 11

20th century Spanish painter of "The Persistence of Memory;" More than 100 works are housed in St. Petersburg, FL

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SALVADOR DALI

Question 12

French founder of FAUVISM painted vividly colored faces and figures like THE DANCE (1910)and WOMAN WITH A HAT (1905).

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HENRI MATISSE

Question 13

17th century Dutch Baroque artist whose pieces included "THE NIGHT WATCH" and "THE ANATOMY LESSON."

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REMBRANDT van RIJN

Question 14

Said he lopped off his ear, but may have been covering for Gaugin. Painted "Starry Night" in asylum. Famous Dutch artist

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VINCENT van GOGH

Question 15

Italian Renaissance painter commissioned by Pope Julius II to decorate Vatican. Born in Urbina, he died in Rome in 1520.

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RAPHAEL

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