Art and Famous Works Trivia

Question 1

Which artistic talents were once included as Olympic events?

Accepted Answer

Architecture, sculpture, music, literature, and painting

Question 2

In Rodin's famous sculpture "The Kiss," the couple's lips never actually touch. What does this symbolize?

Accepted Answer

Their doomed relationship

Question 3

Hans Holbein is thought by many historians to have designed jewelry for which historical figure?

Accepted Answer

Anne Boleyn

Question 4

Carl Kahler's famous painting depicts how many Turkish Angora cats owned by millionaire Kate Birdsall Johnson?

Accepted Answer

42

Question 5

According to many art history experts, Vermeer's famous painting of a girl with a pearl earring is technically what type of work, not a portrait?

Accepted Answer

A Tronie

Question 6

The world's oldest known animal painting, a wild pig dating back 45,500 years, was found where?

Accepted Answer

In an Indonesian cave

Question 7

What was Claude Monet's original career before becoming an impressionist painter?

Accepted Answer

A popular caricaturist

Question 8

What was the name of William Hogarth's pug, featured in several of his paintings?

Accepted Answer

Trump

Question 9

The only surviving Roman bronze statue was saved from destruction during medieval iconoclasm because it was mistaken for which emperor?

Accepted Answer

Constantine

Question 10

Prince Rupert of the Rhine introduced what printmaking technique to England under Charles II?

Accepted Answer

Mezzotint

Question 11

How much did a banana taped to a wall sell for at Art Basel in Miami?

Accepted Answer

$120,000

Question 12

The modern concept of posters is credited to which Parisian artist in the 1870s?

Accepted Answer

Jules Cheret

Question 13

The term "art deco" originated around 1925 and comes from which city?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 14

What happened to the banana art at Art Basel?

Accepted Answer

Artist David Datuna ate it, calling it a new work

Question 15

By 1890, the streets of Paris were adorned with what, serving as advertising mediums?

Accepted Answer

Lithographic posters

Art and Famous Works trivia