Brush Strokes and Masterpieces, by whom and when?

#26 Week 6

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Sigrun Sørumgård
February 05, 2025

Test your knowledge of famous artists, iconic movements, and timeless masterpieces - are you a true art aficionado.

  1. Which art movement is associated with artists like Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, characterized by fragmented and abstract forms?

  2. Which artist is famous for his paintings of Campbell’s Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe, and is a key figure in the Pop Art movement?

  3. What style of painting was characterized by capturing everyday scenes and was popularized by artists like Edgar Degas and Pierre-Auguste Renoir?

  4. Who is the Mexican painter known for her self-portraits and for depicting themes of pain, identity, and culture?

  5. Which artist is famous for creating a series of paintings depicting ballet dancers, capturing their movement and grace?

  6. American Gothic is a painting from 1930, often used in popular culture, was painted by which American artist?

  7. Name the convent where Leonardo da Vinci''s famous fresco the "Last Supper" is painted.

  8. Which movement, founded by artists such as Marcel Duchamp, rejected traditional art standards and embraced absurdity?

  9. Which French sculptor created the iconic work The Thinker?

  10. What technique is central to Japanese ukiyo-e art, seen in works like Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa?

The Wonder Wall

  • At least 45,500 years ago, a human hand had painted the pigs in ochre, making them the oldest known examples of figurative art by at least several thousand years—and, by some standards, the oldest artwork in the world.

  • There are five versions of The Scream by Edvard Munch. The earliest versions were created with tempera and crayon, these are now in the Oslo National Gallery and the Munch Museum. The third pastel version from 1895 is privately owned, after selling for $120 million at auction. A fourth version from 1895 is a lithograph print. Munch created the final version in 1910, due to the popularity of the prior incarnations. This may be the most famous version of The Scream, as it was stolen in 2004, though luckily was restored back onto public display in the Munch museum after its recovery in 2006.

  • The painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel took Michelangelo four years to complete. He was originally only commissioned to paint the twelve apostles but persuaded the pope to allow him to compose a much more dynamic scheme including the creation, the fall of man, and the genealogy of Christ and the promise of salvation. The completed artwork is over 500 square metres and contains over 300 figures.

Yesterday´s Questions & Answers

  1. What is the name of the famous bascule bridge in London that has a mechanism that opens and closes to allow ships to pass?

    Tower Bridge, built between 1886 and 1894.

  2. Approximately how many bridges can one find in Venice, Italy?

    About 400 bridges.

  3. Where might one find the Ponte Vecchio?

    Ponte Vecchio (Italian for old bridge) is a bridge from the Middle Ages that crosses the Arno River in Florence, Italy. It is known for its shops (mostly jewellers) that run along the entire length of the bridge. Ponte Vecchio is also Europe's oldest arch bridge.

  4. In which country would you come across "The Bridge on the River Kwai"?

    "The Bridge on the River Kwai" is a famous film that was released in 1957. It is set during World War II and tells the story of British prisoners of war who are forced to build a railway bridge in Thailand, specifically over the River Kwai. The film gained international recognition and critical acclaim, winning several Academy Awards. Therefore, it can be concluded that if someone is looking to come across "The Bridge on the River Kwai," they would most likely find it in Thailand.

  5. What type of bridge is the Brooklyn Bridge in New York known as?

    The Brooklyn Bridge in New York is one of America's oldest suspension bridges. Suspension bridge is a bridge that is suspended by chains or cables that are stretched between tall pillars or towers on each side. The length is measured in the span between the pillars.

  6. What is the name of the bridge that connects Sweden and Denmark, known for its long span and impressive design?

    The Øresund Bridge is a 15.9 km long stretch of railway and motorway above and below the Øresund connecting Copenhagen with Malmö.

  7. What is the name of the bridge that connects East and West Berlin and is known for its historical importance during the Cold War?

    Glienicker Brücke, the Glienicke bridge became famous through three agent exchanges that took place during the Cold War, and in light of this, among other things, the bridge was one of the few places in the world where the Soviet power stood in a direct confrontational relationship with the US-led western power.

  8. The world's first cast iron bridge was completed in 1779, in Shropshire, England. The bridge has become a symbol of the industrial revolution, but what is it called?

    Iron bridge, the bridge was so successful that it gave its name to the spectacular wooded valley that surrounds it, now recognized as the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.

  9. Who was the architect of the Golden Gate Bridge? He shares his surname with a German composer and conductor.

    Joseph Baermann Strauss

  10. The world's highest bridge, Beipanjiang Bridge, is located in which Asian country?

    In the mountains of Southwest China, the Beipanjiang Bridge stands as a marvel of modern engineering. This bridge connects the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou.