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Quiz about Paintings of Renoir
Quiz about Paintings of Renoir

Paintings of Renoir Trivia Quiz


A quiz on the life and work one of the key figures of French Impressionism. Renoir unabashedly delighted in portraying the beautiful and the carefree. Enjoy the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by jouen58. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
jouen58
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
143,998
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
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Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. One of Renoir's earliest paintings (and one of his few paintings of a mythological subject) is an 1867 painting of this Roman goddess. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. This young woman, with whom Renoir had a romantic relationship, was one of his first models. She is depicted sewing, with a parasol, and with a lace shawl. What was her first name? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Renoir was greatly influenced by this fellow artist, whose portrait he painted in 1875. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Renoir is justly admired for his paintings of children. One of the finest (and best-known) is this 1876 painting which features a small blonde girl in a dark blue dress, heavily trimmed with white lace. She stands in a garden and has a red bow in her hair. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. This 1880 portrait depicts a girl of about ten years of age in a pale blue dress. She sits in profile against a dark background; her beautiful chestnut hair is brushed over her shoulder, completely covering it. She has a bright blue bow in her hair. Which of these paintings is it? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. In 1881 Renoir married Alice Chariget, who would be his life partner until her death in 1915. In which of these famous paintings is Alice depicted? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Some of Renoir's finest paintings depict people and scenes from this African Muslim country, which he greatly enjoyed visiting. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. The predominant colors in this celebrated painting, completed between 1882-1883, are black and dark grey. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Which of these is a portrait (albeit not a formal one) of Mme Renoir? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. "The Bathers", completed between 1884-1887, features three nude females, two on the shore drying themselves and one in the water (two more are in the background, in the water). Which of these later paintings also prominently features three female nudes? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Renoir's paintings of Gabrielle, a dark-haired beauty who worked as a servant in the Renoir household, are among his finest. What relation was Gabrielle to the Renoirs? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Renoir was also known for his many still-life paintings; which of these were his favorite subjects? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Renoir did a few paintings of this waterside locale near the Seine (it was also painted by Monet), which has been called the "birthplace of Impressionism." Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Renoir once did a painting of this famous nineteenth century composer, with whom he initially sympathized, but came to dislike during the brief sitting. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Renoir's friend Felix Fenelon was with him when he died and described the artist's last days in a letter, which was printed in "Le Bulletin des Artistes". According to Fenelon, Renoir was painting almost up until the end; his last painting being of some dead game that had been shot by one of the attendant doctors, Dr. Duthil. What kind of animals/birds were they? Hint



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1. One of Renoir's earliest paintings (and one of his few paintings of a mythological subject) is an 1867 painting of this Roman goddess.

Answer: Diana

Although this early painting displays little of the artist's familiar style, the clear colors, the healty skin of the nude model and, above all, the serenity of her pose and attitude are all typical attributes of Renoir. Later in life, Renoir wrote "I have a horror of the word 'flesh', which has become so shopworn. Why not meat, while they are about it? What I like is skin, a young girl's skin that is pink and shows that she has good circulation But what I like above all is serenity."
2. This young woman, with whom Renoir had a romantic relationship, was one of his first models. She is depicted sewing, with a parasol, and with a lace shawl. What was her first name?

Answer: Lise

Lise Trehot was born in 1848, the daughter of a postmaster. She and Renoir lived together until about 1872; during this time, she was the model for a number of Renoir's early paintings, including "Lise Sewing", "Lise With a Lace Shawl", and "Lise With a Parasol". Eventally, Lise and Renoir parted and she married a young architect, with whom she raised a family. She died in 1922.
3. Renoir was greatly influenced by this fellow artist, whose portrait he painted in 1875.

Answer: Claude Monet

Monet is shown holding his palette and brushes standing in front of a window. Renoir also did pastel portraits of Cezanne and de Banville. Renoir also did a later painting of Monet in front of his famous garden.
4. Renoir is justly admired for his paintings of children. One of the finest (and best-known) is this 1876 painting which features a small blonde girl in a dark blue dress, heavily trimmed with white lace. She stands in a garden and has a red bow in her hair.

Answer: Little Girl With a Watering Can

This is one of the classic depictions of childhood innocence. Renoir had a rapport with children and was quite skillful in getting them to pose and remain still for long periods. The garden in the painting definitely shows the influence of Monet.
5. This 1880 portrait depicts a girl of about ten years of age in a pale blue dress. She sits in profile against a dark background; her beautiful chestnut hair is brushed over her shoulder, completely covering it. She has a bright blue bow in her hair. Which of these paintings is it?

Answer: Portrait of Irene Cahen d'Anvers

This is arguably the most beautiful portrait of a child ever painted. Little Irene also appears in the group painting "Mesdemoiselles Cahen d'Anvers".
6. In 1881 Renoir married Alice Chariget, who would be his life partner until her death in 1915. In which of these famous paintings is Alice depicted?

Answer: The Luncheon of the Boating Party

This famous painting is notable for, among other things, the fact that nearly everyone is gazing intently at someone who, in turn, is gazing at someone else. Alice is the sole exception; she is playing with a tiny dog and is oblivious to anyone and anything else.

The persons in the painting were all friends and acquaintances of the artist. Renoir married Alice not long after this painting was completed.
7. Some of Renoir's finest paintings depict people and scenes from this African Muslim country, which he greatly enjoyed visiting.

Answer: Algeria

Renoir wrote of Algiers "The magic of the sun transmutes the palm trees into gold, the water seems full of diamonds, and men become the kings from the East". His paintings of Algerian subjects include "The Young Arab", "Souvenir d'Alger", "Muslim Festival in Algiers", "Algerian Landscape" and "Mosque in Algiers".
8. The predominant colors in this celebrated painting, completed between 1882-1883, are black and dark grey.

Answer: The Umbrellas

Although Renoir delighted in the use of brilliant color, he was equally skillful using blacks and greys, as this painting of a rainy day in Paris clearly displays. The little girl in the bottom right hand side seems to be the same child from "Little Girl with a Watering Can".

The 1876 painting "Two Girls in Black" bears a similarity to this one as a color study ("On the Terrace", on the other hand, is one of Renoir's most vibrantly colorful paintings). Renoir's son Jean, who became a celebrated filmmaker, wrote a biography of his father; in it, he mentions a delegation of admiring artists who came to the door one day and announced "Monsieur Renoir, we have thrown all our tubes of black paint into the Seine." Renoir replied "But black is a very important color, perhaps the most important."
9. Which of these is a portrait (albeit not a formal one) of Mme Renoir?

Answer: Maternity (1885)

This depicts Alice breastfeeding the Renoir's first child. Also entitled "Feeding", the painting is notable not only for its tenderness but for the extraordinary plumpness of both mother and infant. Mme Renoir's small feet seem hardly likely to be able to support her heavy frame when she rises. Renoir did other paintings of his wife, including a few family portraits and a formal portrait of her with their dog Bob painted in 1914, the year before her death."
10. "The Bathers", completed between 1884-1887, features three nude females, two on the shore drying themselves and one in the water (two more are in the background, in the water). Which of these later paintings also prominently features three female nudes?

Answer: The Judgement of Paris (1914)

Another rare painting of a mythological theme, the subject here gave Renoir another opportunity to portray three fleshy female nudes in the person(s) of Juno, Venus, and Minerva. The model for Paris, by the way, was not a man, but Mme Renoir's cousin Gabrielle, who worked for the Renoirs as a servant. More about her in the next question.
11. Renoir's paintings of Gabrielle, a dark-haired beauty who worked as a servant in the Renoir household, are among his finest. What relation was Gabrielle to the Renoirs?

Answer: Mme Renoir's cousin

The frankly erotic nature of Renoir's paintings of Gabrielle (and other models) have given rise to rumors of an affair, but contemporary accounts of the artist's habits make this unlikely; Renoir was devoted to his wife and family and, according to a friend, he "would much prefer to paint a beautiful woman than make love to her".
12. Renoir was also known for his many still-life paintings; which of these were his favorite subjects?

Answer: Flowers and fruit

Renoir took great pleasure in painting the flowers which his wife or Gabrielle would bring in from the garden and arrange in a vase. He also enjoyed painting ripe fruits in various arrangements.
13. Renoir did a few paintings of this waterside locale near the Seine (it was also painted by Monet), which has been called the "birthplace of Impressionism."

Answer: La Grenouillere

La Grenouillere was a popular bathing and boating resort at Croissy on the Seine. Renoir was particularly fond of depicting the carefree life of this particular location; in 1869, both he and Monet did similar paintings of one section of the resort where rowboats were moored and launched, people dined on a canopied terrace, and bathers enjoyed the water. To see and compare these two paintings, go to http://www.abcgallery.com/R/renoir/renoirbio.html.
14. Renoir once did a painting of this famous nineteenth century composer, with whom he initially sympathized, but came to dislike during the brief sitting.

Answer: Richard Wagner

Renoir was introduced to Wagner by his friend Lascou, a magistrate who was a great admirer of the composer. Although he knew little of Wagner's music, Renoir's instinctive sympathy for the underdog caused him to sympathize with the composer, who was the object of much hostility among the French.

The composer agreed to sit for Renoir, but limited the time to forty-five minutes, during which Renoir completed a portrait and a few sketches. Wagner's withering anti-French and anti-Semitic comments during the brief sitting eroded Renoir's sympathy, particularly the composer's remarks about Offenbach, whom Renoir adored.

Some time afterward, Renoir would suffer through a performance of "Die Walkure" at Bayreuth and found the length of the opera and the completely darkened theater intolerable.

He wrote to a friend "You are forced to look at the only place where there's any light: the stage. It's absolute tyranny. I might want to look at a pretty woman sitting in a box. We might as well be frank about it: Wagner's music is boring."
15. Renoir's friend Felix Fenelon was with him when he died and described the artist's last days in a letter, which was printed in "Le Bulletin des Artistes". According to Fenelon, Renoir was painting almost up until the end; his last painting being of some dead game that had been shot by one of the attendant doctors, Dr. Duthil. What kind of animals/birds were they?

Answer: Woodcocks

Fenelon writes: "Dr. Duthil had recently killed two woodcocks and had told the painter about this exploit; the birds, associated with thoughts of painting, kept coming back to his mind in his delerium and were his last preoccupation.
'Give me that palette...those two woodcocks...turn this one's head to the left...give me back my palette...I can't paint that beak...Quick, some paint...Change the position of those woodcocks...'
He died at two o'clock in the morning on Wednesday, 3rd December. His son Pierre, the actor, was unable to get there until later the same day, but Jean and Claude were with him when he died."
Source: Author jouen58

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