Artists
Fact or Fake
Art Thefts
You Gotta Know This
100

Andy Warhol was a  

A. Pop artist

C. Abstract Artist

D. Rennaissance Artist

A. Pop Artist

100

The Mona Lisa is located in London, England.

Fake. 

It located in the Louvre in Paris, France. 

100

The most artworks ever stolen by an individual.

10,000

in January 2013, authorities arrested John Tillmann in conjunction with his Russian wife, who had for over twenty years stolen at least 10,000 different art objects from museums, galleries, archives and shops around the world. 

100

The primary colors

red yellow blue

200

Diego Rivera was from this country

Mexico

200

Pablo Picasso was married 8 times. 

Fake. He was married twice. 

200

True or False: When “Mona Lisa” was stolen in 1911, the police arrested and questioned Pablo Picasso.

True.

200

The levels or tones of grey between black and white is called this

Value

300

Vincent VanGogh Cut off what ear? is right or his left?

Left

300

Art used to be an Olympic event.

Fact.


Medals were awarded for works of art inspired by sport, divided into five categories: architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture. The juried art competitions were abandoned in 1954 because artists were considered to be professionals, while Olympic athletes were required to be amateurs.

300

The largest art heist is world history occured in Boston on March 18, 1990 when thieves stole 13 pieces, collectively worth $__________, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 

$300,000,000

300

A series of shapes or colors that repeat is called this

Pattern

400

How many people are in DaVinci's Last Supper Painting.

13

400

Isaac Newton invented the color wheel. 

Fact. 

The first color wheel has been attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, who in 1706 arranged red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet into a natural progression on a rotating disk.

400

The black market for stolen art worldwide is valued at how much?

$8 billion


it is estimated that around 50,000 artworks are stolen each year worldwide

400

What is the total number of primary and secondary colors?

6


500

DAILY DOUBLE

This artist is known for her "unibrow"

(first name spelled correctly)

Frida Kahlo

500

The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michealangelo, is the largest painting ever created. 

Fake.

Michaelangelo is known for painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling which measures 5,000 square feet (slightly larger than a basketball court)

The largest painting was created in 2007 by Duka Siroglavic measuring 116,000 (about the size of 2 football fields)

500

DAILY DOUBLE

Which artist holds the record for the most paintings ever stolen. 

A. Pablo Picasso

B. Vincent VanGogh

C. Claude Monet.

Vincent VanGogh.


13 paintings of his were stolen. Two of them were stolen twice. And 85 are recorded as unaccounted for. 

500

Daily Double

List 5 of the Studio Habits

Develop Craft

Understand Art Worlds (Community)

Envision

Engage and Persist

Stretch and Explore

Express

Observe

Reflect

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