Special Sub-Topic: People In Art And Fashion Authored by: flem-ish Sub-topic of: Art World Figures

Which French artist sculpted a 'Kiss' that caused a national scandal in France in 1886?

Auguste Rodin. Canova (1757-1822)was an Italian sculptor and great admirer of Napoleon whose bust he made. C.Claudel (1864-1943) Sister of Catholic top author and French diplomat Paul Claudel, Mistress and Muse of Auguste Rodin. Committed by force to an asylum on March 10, 1913. Bourdelle (1861-1929)studied under Rodin at Paris. Auguste R. Rodin ,1840-1917. French sculptor. 'The Thinker' and ' The Burghers of Calais ' are among his best-known works.

Under what name was Emanuel Rabinowitch known as a photographer and filmmaker?

Man Ray. Sheeler, Philadelphia (1883- {1965); Robert Capa {(1913-1954); Robert Mapplethorpe , New York (1946-1989); Man Ray (1870 - 1976).

What European country are all of these architects from: G.T. Rietveld; W.Dudok; H.P.Berlage; J.J.P. Oud ?

Netherlands. Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (1888 - 1964); Willem Marinus Dudok (1884 - 1974); Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856 - 1939); Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (1890 - 1963).

Which of these was a 15th century Venetian painter ?

Vittore Carpaccio. Vittore Carpaccio is the one: 1450 - 1522. Carpaccio is also the name of a dish in Italy. Pizza, minestrone and zampone are names of dishes, but not of "15th century Venetian painters". The zampone is a filled pig's trotter.

Which of these is not a European architect?

I.M. Pei. Le Corbusier pseudonym of Charles Edouard Janneret (1887 - 1965) was born in Switzerland and is famous for, among other things, his Chapel at Ronchamp. Gaudi(1852- 1926) is the world-famous creator of the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona. Victor Horta (1861-1947) is a Belgian representative of the so-called Art Nouveau. The house he built in the Rue Americaine in Brussels is now a museum. Ieoh Ming Pei (born at Canton in 1917) first shocked and then conquered Paris with his glass pyramid as an entrance to the Louvre.

Which of these was NOT a sculptor ?

Victor Horta. Canova (1757-1822); Barlach (1870-1938); Hans Arp (1887-1966).

What art do all of these have in common: Robert Capa; Gaspard Nadar; Henri Cartier-Bresson; Louis Daguerre?

photography. Capa (1913 - 1954); Daguerre (1789 - 1851); Bresson (born in Paris in 1908); Nadar (1820 - 1910) - NOT to be confused with Ralph Nader!

Which of these Italian towns is famous for its great creators of top quality violins such as the Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati violins ?

Cremona.

What country was the fashion-designer Paco Rabanne from?

Spain.

What was the first name of French superfamous fashion designer Coco Chanel?

Gabrielle. Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born in 1883 and died in 1971.