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 stole a jeweled reliquary He strangled his abbot He ran off with a nun He ran off with a monk

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

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

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

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? Pietro Testa Agostino Tassi Alessandro Tiarini Antonio Tempesta

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 hairdresser As a bootboy As a cook As a valet

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

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

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

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 had her mummified He drank her ashes in wine He buried his poems with her He wrote an elegy for 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 notary He was a cognac merchant He was a postmaster He was a stockbroker

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? The Somme Passchendaele Loos Verdun

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