Art in History
True or False: Cubism was pioneered by Salvador Dalí.
False: It was Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Dalí led Surrealism.
Starting as a London antique and oriental seashell importer in the 1830's, the company transitioned by 1900 until now to an oil, gas, and energy leader.
Shell
This Italian sculptor and painter was tasked with painting the ceiling of Vatican City's Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
What was once a small 1889 hanafuda (playing cards) company, this company became a global gaming leader, producing arcade and console games; one of which being the Super Smash Bros. series.
Nintendo
This da Vinci painting is famous for many things, including pioneering the use of linear perspective. Which renaissance artwork depicts Jesus and companions in an iconic gospel scene?
The Last Supper
Intended as a video dating site with the slogan "Tune in, hook up" and launching on Valentine's Day in the 2000s, it quickly evolved into the internet's video sharing brain it is today.
YouTube
This city, ruled by the Medici family from the 1400s to the 1700s, is considered to be the birthplace of the Renaissance.
Florence, Italy
A grocery trading company in 1938, to textiles and sugar refining, and then to consumer electronics, and now is a world leader in semiconductors, phones, and displays while being headed by one of the most powerful families in Korea.
Samsung
This Japanese art style is characterized by woodblock prints and flowing lines, popular in the 17th to 19th centuries.
Ukiyo-e
Originally an 1837 NYC stationery and writing instruments business, by 1900 and onward became a luxury jewlery brand that standardize sterling silver in the US and resells rare jewels such as the _____ Yellow Diamond.
Tiffany & Co.