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1 Paintings of Rembrandt
The name of this giant among Dutch painters has become almost synonymous with "great painter". This quiz covers some of his finest works. Good Luck!
Difficult
15 Q
jouen58
Jul 07 03
1323 plays
2 A Knighted Painter
Sir Anthony van Dyck achieved fame during his lifetime as a talented painter. Take this fun quiz about his life and work. Enjoy!
Average
10 Q
mrgrouchy
Dec 25 08
135 plays
3 Isamu Noguchi
This Japanese-American artist is remembered for his works in sculpture, as well as set designs for theater and landscapes. Here is a quiz on his life and career. Hope you enjoy. Thanks.
Tough
10 Q
neon000
Sep 08 07
123 plays
4 Paintings of van Eyck
Jan van Eyck was once believed have invented the art of oil-painting. True or not, his mastery of the technique is unsurpassed and set the standard for subsequent artists throughout the Renaissance. Enjoy!
Tough
10 Q
jouen58
Aug 09 04
282 plays
5 The Word Play of Xu Bing
Xu Bing, a Chinese expatriate, has spent two decades exploring words, language, and the way they relate to human perceptions of our surroundings. What do you know about his art?
Difficult
10 Q
CellarDoor
Nov 12 01
219 plays
6 Titian's "Flaying of Marsyas"
Tiziano Vecellio's "Flaying of Marsyas" is one of the greatest paintings on canvas, but it is not well known. When you take this quiz, it may help if you have downloaded an image of the painting from one of many websites where it is available.
Difficult
10 Q
jbuck919
May 14 04
168 plays
7 The Life of Georgia O'Keeffe
This is a ten question quiz about the life of Georgia O'Keeffe.
Average
10 Q
lisa6349
Dec 28 08
306 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Born in China in 1955, Xu Bing was forced to move to the United States in the face of criticism from government officials. Which of his works in particular did they single out as 'elitist' and 'incomprehensible'?
* In what year did Xu Bing come to the American Midwest?
* Xu Bing had some trouble adjusting to America, and particularly to the English language. Which of these works is a set of ceramic blocks of type, each one representing an English letter with one or more Chinese characters?
* The sculpture 'Monkeys Grasp for the Moon' involves several interlocking primate shapes, joined in a chain to reach for a reflecting pool just below their reach. What is special about these 'monkeys'?
* Intrigued as always by the relationship between word and meaning, Xu Bing completed in 2001 a project in which he paints landscapes composed of descriptive ideograms. What is the name of this project?


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