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Quiz about The Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir

"The Luncheon of the Boating Party" by Renoir Quiz

This is truly a masterpiece. If you have seen this painting can you remember what is in it? Do you know its history?

A multiple-choice quiz by delainey. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
delainey

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,763

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. How many people are in this painting? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Of the people in the painting how many were artists? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the lady in the bottom left holding? Hint

A hat

A wine glass

A dog

A flower

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many bottles are in the painting? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. There are grapes in the painting.

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Question 6 of 10

6. The awning is blue.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What color are the boater hats? Hint

Black

White

Brown

Yellow

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the middle of the painting there is a lady, what is she doing? Hint

Eating

Drinking

Smoking

Scratching her head

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many men have on sleeveless boater shirts? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. There are flowers on the hat of the lady in the foreground.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many people are in this painting?

Answer: 14

Renoir used people who were friends and colleagues of his, they frequently visited the Maison Fournaise. People would go to the Maison Fournaise to rent row boats, eat, and occasionally spend the night.

2. Of the people in the painting how many were artists?

Answer: 2

Paul Lhote is in the upper right and Gustave Caillebotte is in the lower right. Paul Lhote was in several of Renoir paintings incuding "Dance in Bougival" with Susan Valadon and "Country Dance" with Aline Charigot. Gustave Caillebotte an impressionist, painted "Marche" and "Paris, A Rainy Day".

3. What is the lady in the bottom left holding?

Answer: A dog

The woman holding the dog is Aline Charigot who would later become Renoir's wife. They married in 1890.

4. How many bottles are in the painting?

Answer: 6

There are 5 on the table in the foreground, look closely and there is one more on a table in the background.

5. There are grapes in the painting.

Answer: True

There are purple and white grapes on the table in the foreground.

6. The awning is blue.

Answer: False

The awning is reddish/pinkish/orange and yellowish/greenish striped. Just beyond the awning is the outline of the Chatou railroad bridge.

7. What color are the boater hats?

Answer: Yellow

There are four people wearing boaters. Paul Lhote, Eugene Pierre Lestringez, Alphonsine Fournaise and her brother Alphonse Fournaise Jr. The Fournaises are daughter and son of the proprietor of the Maison Fournaise.

8. In the middle of the painting there is a lady, what is she doing?

Answer: Drinking

The lady is actress Ellen Andree. She is seated across from Baron Raoul Barbier, who is a bon vivant and former mayor of colonial Saigon.

9. How many men have on sleeveless boater shirts?

Answer: 2

The two men with sleeveless shirts are Alphonse Fournaise Jr. and Gustave Caillebotte. Caillebotte was an avid boatman and sailor and liked to paint these activities.

10. There are flowers on the hat of the lady in the foreground.

Answer: True

Aline Charigot (Renoir's wife) is the lady with the flowered hat, she gave birth to their first son Pierre in 1885, followed by Jean in 1894, and Claude in 1901. Jean became a well-known film maker.

Source: Author delainey

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