Art History Behind the Scenes II

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1. Painter-monk Fra Filippo Lippi (1406-69) is said to have broken his vows in spectacular fashion. What did he do? He ran off with a nun He ran off with a monk He strangled his abbot He stole a jeweled reliquary

2. Renaissance artist Piero di Cosimo (1462-1521?) ate a limited diet. On what food did he reportedly subsist for weeks at a time? Pickled anchovies Hardboiled eggs Cold pizza Fried potatoes

3. 16th-century Florentine Mannerist Jacopo Pontormo (1494-1557) had unusual living arrangements. What were they? He lived in the Palazzo Vecchio's attic He lived in a crate on the street He lived in a house with no staircase He lived in a chapel in Santa Felicità

4. Bolognese Baroque artist Guido Reni (1575-1642) suffered from an unfortunate addiction. What was it? He had satyriasis He was a gambler He was an alcoholic He sniffed paint

5. It is well known that Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), the foremost female painter of the Italian Baroque, was raped in her teens, leading to a famous trial in 1612. But what was the name of her rapist? Antonio Tempesta Pietro Testa Agostino Tassi Alessandro Tiarini

6. Sometime in the second decade of the 17th century, a young Frenchman, surnamed Gellée, was hired as a member of an artist's domestic staff. His employer quickly perceived that he had potential as a painter. In what capacity did Gellée serve the household? As a bootboy As a cook As a valet As a hairdresser

7. Naples-born Baroque painter Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) led a colorful life. What did he do when he was a teenager? He joined a carnival He joined a band of robbers He joined a troupe of strolling players He joined an army of mercenaries

8. Rembrandt's brilliant student Carel Fabritius (1622-1654) died young in a disaster. What was it? A shipwreck in the East Indies A riot during the Tulip Mania An explosion in Delft The Dutch defeat at Breda

9. Swiss artist Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807) married a man who turned out to be a fraud. What had he claimed to be? A cheese wholesaler A porcelain manufacturer A nobleman An art dealer

10. American artist Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) held a dinner party in an unusual venue. Where did this meal take place? The belly of a whale The belly of a mastodon The Philadelphia Waterworks Valley Forge

11. When Elizabeth Siddal, wife, model, and muse of painter-poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti died young, Rossetti made a gesture of romantic despair. What was it? He drank her ashes in wine He had her mummified He wrote an elegy for her He buried his poems with her

12. Among the many prominent people who died in the sinking of the Titanic, on the morning of April 15, 1912, was an artist -- and it wasn't Leonardo DiCaprio. Who was it? Francis Davis Millet John Everett Millais Jean Francois Millet Carl Milles

13. French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) gave up his first career, abandoned his wife and children, and ended up in the South Seas. What had Gauguin been doing for a living? He was a cognac merchant He was a notary He was a stockbroker He was a postmaster

14. More than one significant artist has perished on a battlefield. In what battle of World War I did German painter Franz Marc (1880-1916) meet his death? Verdun Loos The Somme Passchendaele

15. Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) died in suspicious circumstances. What killed her? An accidental shooting A hit-and-run accident A fall from an apartment Toxic fumes