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Question 1

Frida Kahlo was an artist from which country?

Accepted Answer

Mexico. Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for vivid self-portraits.

Question 2

Which Norwegian artist painted 'The Scream'?

Accepted Answer

Edvard Munch. Edvard Munch made several versions of The Scream, starting in 1893.

Question 3

Which Dutch artist painted 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Vermeer. Vermeer painted it around 1665; it hangs in the Mauritshuis in The Hague.

Question 4

'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' is a woodblock print by which Japanese artist?

Accepted Answer

Katsushika Hokusai. Hokusai made The Great Wave around 1831 as part of his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.

Question 5

Claude Monet painted his water lilies in his garden in which French village?

Accepted Answer

Giverny. Monet lived at Giverny for decades and painted its water lily pond many times.

Question 6

Which artist painted the huge group portrait known as 'The Night Watch'?

Accepted Answer

Rembrandt. Rembrandt completed The Night Watch in 1642; it hangs in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Question 7

Artemisia Gentileschi was a leading painter of which period?

Accepted Answer

The Baroque. Gentileschi worked in the 1600s and was influenced by Caravaggio's dramatic Baroque style.

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