Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, a masterpiece of Renaissance art completed between 1508 and 1512?
Michelangelo
Which Roman structure, completed in AD 80, was designed as an amphitheater and could seat tens of thousands of spectators?
The Colosseum
Who created the artwork Fountain, 1917?
Marcel Duchamp
Which Italian word that means “light-dark” describes contrast in a work and was a favorite technique of Caravaggio for creating dimensionality and drama?
Chiaroscuro
Which sibling out of the Kardashian/Jenner family has no kids?
Kendall Jenner
What is contrapposto?
A more relaxed stance where the weight is shifted to one side and the hips and shoulders react to the shift
What is the name of the massive stone structure built during the Neolithic period in England, believed to have been used for astronomical and ceremonial purposes?
Stonehenge
Who created the artwork Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1612-1613?
Artemisia Gentileschi
What were the main focus' of Classical Greek art?
Realism and idealism
In the film Finding Nemo, what kind of fish is Nemo?
Clownfish
This style of art was inspired by pagan art...
Early Christian art
What architectural innovation, used extensively in Gothic cathedrals, allowed walls to be thinner and taller, filled with stained glass windows?
flying buttresses
Who created the artwork Olympia, 1863?
Edouard Manet
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 which religious figure?
The Virgin Mary
Who supposedly discovered gravity by watching an apple fall from a tree?
Sir Isaac Newton
Which Renaissance artist is known for the painting "The School of Athens," which depicts famous philosophers and scholars of the classical world?
Raphael
What is the world's oldest standing Islamic monument, dating back to the 7th century?
The Dome of the Rock
Who created the statue of David, 1623-1624?
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Which two rival cities were considered major cultural, economic, and political centers in Italy during the Middle Ages and Renaissance?
Florence and Siena
How many teeth does an average adult human have?
32
What is the Gongbi style?
A style of Chinese art that used meticulous detailed brushwork
What was the Yingzao Fashi?
An architectural manual showing how to join wood without metal
Who created the artwork Open Window, Collioure, 1905?
Henri Matisse
What made Gudea so significant?
He pioneered using sculpture to promote his image throughout an empire
Ostriches can run faster than horses.
True