Renaissance Masters
He painted the Mona Lisa
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
The Birth of Venus was painted by this Italian artist.
Who is Sandro Botticelli?
Known for her self-portraits, she is one of Mexico’s most famous painters
Who is Frida Kahlo?
The Great Pyramids of Giza are located in this country.
What is Egypt?
He cut off part of his ear and painted Starry Night.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
This Florentine sculptor created the marble David
Who is Michelangelo?
The Persistence of Memory features melting clocks and was painted by him.
Who is Salvador Dalí?
She painted Judith Slaying Holofernes, a powerful Baroque work.
Who is Artemisia Gentileschi?
The Terracotta Army guards the tomb of China’s first emperor, named this.
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
This movement gets its name from a critic mocking Monet’s Impression, Sunrise
What is Impressionism?
Known for The School of Athens, this artist captured classical philosophers in fresco.
Who is Raphael?
This French artist painted Olympia in 1863, scandalizing Paris.
Who is Édouard Manet?
The French Impressionist known for paintings of ballerinas.
Who is Edgar Degas? ❌ (Trick! Correct: Who is Mary Cassatt?)
This Japanese art form features woodblock prints like Hokusai’s Great Wave.
What is Ukiyo-e?
The Rosetta Stone helped scholars decode this ancient writing system.
What is Egyptian hieroglyphics?
This Northern Renaissance painter created the Arnolfini Portrait.
Who is Jan van Eyck?
The Night Watch is a celebrated work by this Dutch master.
Who is Rembrandt van Rijn?
This contemporary artist is known for giant spider sculptures titled Maman.
Who is Louise Bourgeois?
The colossal Olmec heads are found in this modern country.
What is Mexico?
This American artist created massive drip paintings by laying canvases on the floor.
Who is Jackson Pollock?
Called the “Father of Renaissance Humanism in art,” this painter broke from Gothic traditions in works like the Arena Chapel Frescoes.
Who is Giotto?
Las Meninas (1656), a complex portrait of the Spanish court, was painted by him.
Who is Diego Velázquez?
She was the first woman to have a solo retrospective at the MoMA in 1980.
Who is Louise Nevelson?
The rock-cut churches of Lalibela are located in this African country.
What is Ethiopia?
This Spanish artist’s The Third of May 1808 depicts the execution of civilians during the Napoleonic Wars.
Who is Francisco Goya?