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This art technique is the oldest known at more than 40,000 years old
What is cave painting
100
This indigenous Australian art form features intricate designs on wooden boomerangs
What is boomerang art
100
Completed in 1863, this famous Edouard Manet painting known as “Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe” in French was rejected by the Paris Salon due to its “obscene” depiction of nudity
What is The Luncheon on the Grass
100
This actress originated the role of Elphaba in the musical 'Wicked'
Who is Idina Menzel
100
"The Creation of Adam" is a famous painting that can be found here
Where is the Sistine Chapel
200
Lithography is a printmaking process where a design is drawn onto this
What is stone
200
Red-figure technique was first adopted in this ancient civilization in the 6th century BCE characterized by its intricate pottery, often decorated with black figures on a red background
What is Ancient Greece (Athenians)
200
In Renaissance and Baroque art, a particular shade of blue paint made from lapis lazuli was so expensive it was primarily used for painting the robes of this religious figure
Who is the Virgin Mary
200
Roy Lichtenstein is best known as a founder and foremost practitioner of this art style
What is Pop art
200
This artist, known for his 'Joy of Painting,' afro, and happy little clouds, drew inspiration from his time in Alaska while serving in the US Air Force
Who was Bob Ross
300
This type of painting uses a permanent, fast-drying painting medium consisting of pigments mixed with a water-soluble binder medium, usually glutinous material such as egg yolk
What is tempera painting
300
The Nazca Lines, giant geoglyphs in Peru, were created by this ancient civilization
What is Nazca Culture
300
Ancient Chinese and Egyptians used this, usually lampblack (soot), dispersed in an aqueous solution with a glue or gum binder, for drawing and lettering
What is India ink (or Chinese ink)
300
This surreal, eccentric artist once claimed he was the reincarnation of his dead brother
Who was Salvador Dali
300
These floating flowers transformed Claude Monet’s canvases into a dreamscape wonderland
What are water lilies
400
This African country is known for the art form of mask-making
What is Côte d'Ivoire
400
This indigenous culture is known for its distinctive hand-woven baskets
What is Navajo culture
400
The Lion-man, at between 35,000 and 41,000 years old, is the oldest ____ discovered to date
What is statue (or sculpture)
400
'Les Misérables' is based on a novel by this author
Who was Victor Hugo
400
Named "Girl With Balloon" before it was partially shredded at a 2018 auction, "Love Is in the Bin" is an artwork that sold for $25.4 million in 2021, by this artist
Who is Banksy
500
This 11-letter art term, a combination of the Italian words for "light" and "dark," means the interplay and contrast of light and dark areas in a painting or drawing
What is chiaroscuro
500
Marine Style pottery, a type of pottery developed about 1500 BCE and characterized by the depiction of octopuses and other sea creatures, originated here
Where is Minoan Crete
500
Korean artistic styles began to influence Japanese art during this time period
What is the Three Kingdoms period (c. 57 BCE to 668 CE)
500
In 1911, this man perpetrated what has been described as the greatest art theft of the 20th century where he stole the Mona Lisa to "avenge Italy"
Who was Vincenzo Peruggia
500
Wan Gogh’s was able to sell this many paintings in his lifetime
What is 1 (The Red Vineyard)
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