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Which artist began painting copies of Currier & Ives prints after arthritis made needlework difficult?

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grandma moses

Which prolific Cubist artist, who lived for 91 years, is estimated to have created more than 100,000 works?

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pablo picasso

Which animal is depicted in Benjamin West's painting titled 'Death on a Pale'?

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horse

Which artist, known for his Blue Period, painted 'The Blue Room'?

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pablo picasso

Which river valley's development of Coptic art was influenced by the Hellenistic style of Alexandria?

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nile

Which artist, known for her works before becoming Mrs. John Lennon, had a recent show at the Whitney Museum that included bronzes of her art?

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yoko ono

In which Paris museum can you find Delacroix's dramatic historical painting of the 'Massacre At Chios'?

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louvre

What season of the year is referred to by the title of Botticelli's famous painting 'Primavera'?

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spring

Which Spanish surrealist artist created the work 'Accommodations of Desire' featuring lion heads and ants?

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salvador dalí

Which school of painting included artists who were inspired by the scenery of the Catskill Mountains?

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hudson river school

What is the English name for the Rodin statue known in French as 'Le Penseur'?

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thinker

How many figures are depicted in da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper'?

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13

What season is also known as the alternate title of Botticelli's painting 'Primavera'?

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spring

Who is the painter known for his jungle scenes which now inspire a series of Jaguar car advertisements?

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henri rousseau

Which statue overlooks Rodin's grave?

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thinker

Who was the artist followed by Manfredi and Saraceni, whose followers were known as the Caravaggisti?

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caravaggio

What farm implement is the man holding in the painting 'American Gothic'?

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pitchfork

What substance, in addition to clay, did Degas use to model figures that were cast in bronze after his death?

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wax

Who is the artist of the painting 'Guernica'?

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pablo picasso

In Peter Paul Rubens' works, 'Raising of' and 'Descent from' involve which religious symbol?

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cross

Which huge Picasso painting was returned to Spain after more than 40 years at New York's Museum of Modern Art?

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guernica

Who is the artist known for his famous work, 'The Scream', which is displayed in The National Gallery in Oslo?

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edvard munch

Who painted the 1896 artwork titled 'No Te Aha Oe Riri', which translates to 'Why Are You Angry'?

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paul gauguin

Which whimsical 20th century Swiss artist is known for works like 'The Twittering Machine'?

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paul klee

Which artist found his main source of inspiration in his garden after moving to Giverny in 1883?

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claude monet

In art, Cezanne advised treating nature in terms of the cylinder, which other shape, and the cone, all in perspective?

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sphere

What is the shared name of the sculptures by Rodin and Brancusi depicting a couple embracing?

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kiss

Which French artist sculpted Victor Hugo in 1886 and Pope Benedict XV in 1915?

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auguste rodin

Which Swedish-born American artist is renowned for creating soft sculptures?

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claes oldenburg

Which American artist's non-moving sculptures were named 'stabile' by Jean Arp?

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alexander calder

Who is the pointillist artist who painted the famous 'Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'?

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georges seurat

Who is the English artist that sculpted The Bronze Family Group in the 1940s, which is now displayed in the Museum of Modern Art?

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henry moore

Which French artist created the 1910 painting 'Tropical Forest with Monkeys,' known for its wild, primitive style?

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henri rousseau

Which Rembrandt painting was revealed to be a daytime scene after undergoing a much needed cleaning?

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night watch

Which artist created 'Green Coca-Cola Bottles,' currently displayed at the Whitney Museum?

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andy warhol

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