Hard Trivia
Who painted Las Meninas and what makes it conceptually complex?
Diego Velázquez; use of viewer perspective / artist in painting
Who created The Persistence of Memory?
Salvador Dali
Who painted Water Lilies?
Claude Monet
What is the top coat before a painting called?
Primer
What is blending colors smoothly called?
Blending/Gradiation
Who created The Raft of the Medusa, and what real event inspired it?
Théodore Géricault; shipwreck scandal
What movement focused on capturing light and everyday scenes?
Impressionism
Who created Campbell’s Soup Cans?
Andy Warhol
What comic-style artist is known for bold dots and lines?
Roy Lichenstein
What is collage?
Assembling different materials
What artist painted No. 5, 1948 and what movement is it part of?
→ Jackson Pollock; Abstract Expressionism
What movement explored dreams and the subconscious?
Surrealism
Who painted American Gothic?
Grant Wood
What tool do artists use to mix paint on?
Pallette
Which artist cut off part of his ear?
Van Gogh
Which famous museum is home to the Mona Lisa?
The Louvre
What movement used popular culture and mass media imagery?
Pop Art
What is one key theme of Pop Art?
Consumerism Mass Culture
Which city was the center of the Renaissance?
Florence
What was the purpose of art during the Middle Ages in Europe?
Religious Teaching and Storytelling
What movement came before Pop Art and focused on emotion and gesture?
Abstract Expressionism
What movement emphasized emotion, drama, and intensity?
Romanticism
What major invention changed how artists approached realism in the 1800s?
Photograpghy
Which famous painting was stolen in 1911, making it even more famous?
The Mona Lisa
Which movement was directly influenced by World War I and rejected logic?
Dada/Dadaism