Artists
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Art History
Mystery
100

This 17th century artist showed great attention to detail and light. He used vibrant colors in his work, which often depicted everyday scenes.

Who is Johannes Vermeer?

100

A German, Romantic era composer particularly known for his famous lullaby.

Who is Johannes Brahms?

100

This outlook or system of thought attaches prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.

What is humanism?

100

Some of the best sculptures were produced in Italy during this period of art.

What is the Renaissance?

100

Name the best artist we have studied this year.

Who is... ?

200

This American artist lived during the "Age of Enlightenment." He created a famous trompe l'oeil painting of two boys on a staircase.

Who is Charles Willson Peale?

200

A Czech composer who became well known for his Slavonic Dances. One of his most enduring works is his Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, From the New World.

Who is Anton Dvorak?

200

The idea of living one's life in an untroubled way, with minimal possibilities of being personally disturbed.

What is personal peace?

200

Almost anything goes as art during this time. Paint drips, atonal music, disembodied pants..

What is the modern period?

200

Name the best composer we have studied this year.

Who is... ?

300

This painter lived during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century. He painted a wide variety of subjects and scenes, including 40 self-portraits.

Who is Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn?

300

A Russian composer with a somewhat troubled life, he is nonetheless well known for works such as Swan Lake and The Nutcracker Suite.

Who is Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky?

300

This word describes an overwhelming and ever-increasing prosperity.

What is affluence?
300

This era is typified by religious subjects. Figures have elongated, unrealistic features, and there is much use of gold pigment in conveying divinity.

What is the medieval period?

300

A modern Christian artist who tries to communicate the gospel in his work. Zero Summer is one of his paintings.

Who is Makoto Fujimura?

400

This 19th century American artist was known for his vast, detailed landscape paintings. He was considered the head of the "Hudson River School" movement.

Who is Thomas Cole?

400

One of this composer's teachers said, "everything he does is wrong... but he is wrong in a talented way." Well known for pieces such as La Mer and Claire de Lune.

Who is Claude Debussy?

400

This area of study sought to improve humanity by the selective breeding of populations. Adopted by the Nazis to justify their treatment of Jews, people with disabilities, and other minority groups.

What is eugenics?

400

Art during this time tended to favor drama, idealism, and the beauty of the natural world. Cities and industrialization were not viewed favorably.

What is the Romantic period?
400

These are five pressures that Francis Schaeffer names as current to our time.

What is economic breakdown, war, violence, redistribution of wealth, shortage of food and other natural resources?

500

This artist's paintings were not well-received at first. Some critics during his lifetime thought his works were more like unfinished sketches.

Who is Claude Monet?

500

This composer's friend said he was like "a deeply preoccupied grasshopper." One of his first ballets truly shocked those who heard it - there were riots and protests in response. 

Who is Igor Stravinsky?

500

Francis Schaeffer argues that Christians do not need to be a ________ for their influence on society to occur.

What is a majority?

500

A mid-nineteenth century artistic movement that sought to paint subjects from everyday life in a natural manner, almost in a photographic way.

What is Realism?

500

Francis Schaeffer argues that we live in a time where laws are not based on a shared set of values. Therefore, these laws are ________ absolutes.

What is arbitrary?

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