Famous Paintings Quiz

1. Las Meninas includes a young princess, attendants, the artist at his easel, and reflected royal figures. In which setting does the scene take place?

2. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

3. Who created The Scream, with its dramatically distorted figure and turbulent landscape?

4. A museum label describes a night sky filled with swirling blue forms and a bright crescent above a quiet village. Which artist created the famous painting being described?

5. Who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring?

6. You are planning a tour about Renaissance frescoes. Which artist should be featured for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

7. A curator is writing about the tiny dots of color that optically blend in Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Which technique should the label name?

8. Which American artist painted American Gothic, showing a stern pair posed in front of a house?

9. Who painted The Arnolfini Portrait, known for its detailed interior, convex mirror, and richly dressed couple?

10. Which painting by Salvador Dalí is famous for depicting soft, melting watches in a barren landscape?

11. A history exhibit uses Picasso's Guernica to discuss civilian suffering. Which conflict directly prompted the painting?

12. Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa was produced for circulation in multiple impressions. What kind of artwork is it?

13. The Night Watch is a major group portrait from the Dutch Golden Age. Who painted it?

14. Which description best matches the mythological subject of Botticelli's The Birth of Venus?

15. Which artist repeatedly painted water lilies, reflections, and the changing light in his garden at Giverny?

16. Impression, Sunrise uses loose brushwork and an emphasis on shifting light. Which movement took its name from this painting?