Artist Trivia

How well informed are you about the world of art?
Try out Maurice's Trivia quiz to find out.

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1. Lignin, responsible for the strength and rigidity of plants, also strenghtens the properties of paper.: false; true

2. The invention of the paint tube gave birth to Impressionism and the impasto technique?: True; False

3. Painting fat-over-lean means adding thinner to the lower layers of paint and oil to the upper layers to prevent the upper layers of paint from cracking.: False; True

4. Used particularly by the 15th-century Flemish painters, _______ is a painting technique by which an image is executed as an under painting entirely in shades of gray.: both answers are correct; monochrome; grisaille

5. Which of these paintings WAS NOT painted by the artist shown? (click to view image): Vincent Van Gogh - Vase with Five Sunflowers; Chamile Pissarro - The Chestnut Trees at Osny; Jean-François Millet - La Promenade

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