Art Quiz

1. A suspended sculpture shifts its balance and arrangement as air moves through the room. Which artist is best known for this kind of mobile?

2. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

3. A museum label mentions the Detroit Industry murals and the Mexican muralist movement. Which artist is being described?

4. Which artist painted The Starry Night?

5. Who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring?

6. A painting fractures a figure into geometric planes and presents several viewpoints at once. Which artist-and-movement pairing best fits?

7. A Japanese woodblock print shows a towering curling wave with Mount Fuji in the distance. Which artist created it?

8. A gallery display features repeated images of consumer packaging and brightly colored celebrity screen prints. Which artist would most clearly anchor the display?

9. A landscape uses broken brushstrokes to capture changing daylight rather than a smooth academic finish. Which artist is the best match?

10. Which artist became famous for making large abstract paintings by dripping and pouring paint onto canvases laid on the floor?

11. Which artist painted The Persistence of Memory, known for its melting clocks?

12. A portrait has soft, smoky transitions around the eyes and mouth—a technique called sfumato. Which artist is most closely associated with this approach?

13. Which artist is especially known for paintings, drawings, and sculptures of ballet dancers?

14. Which artist created numerous self-portraits that explored identity, pain, and Mexican cultural symbolism?

15. Who created Guernica as a response to the bombing of the Basque town during the Spanish Civil War?

16. Which artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?