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Famous Artists and Their Works

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Which artist is known for his surrealist paintings, such as (\text{The Persistence of Memory)?

  1. Salvador Dali

  2. Pablo Picasso

  3. Vincent van Gogh

  4. Claude Monet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salvador Dali is a Spanish surrealist artist known for his striking and dreamlike paintings.

Who painted the famous (\text{Mona Lisa) )portrait?

  1. Leonardo da Vinci

  2. Michelangelo

  3. Raphael

  4. Donatello


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leonardo da Vinci, a renowned Italian Renaissance artist, created the (\text{Mona Lisa) )portrait.

Which artist is associated with the (\text{Starry Night) )painting?

  1. Vincent van Gogh

  2. Claude Monet

  3. Edvard Munch

  4. Henri Matisse


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch post-impressionist painter, is famous for his (\text{Starry Night) )painting.

Who painted (\text{The Scream) ), a symbolic expressionist masterpiece?

  1. Edvard Munch

  2. Frida Kahlo

  3. Gustav Klimt

  4. Wassily Kandinsky


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edvard Munch, a Norwegian expressionist painter, created (\text{The Scream) ), a powerful representation of anxiety.

Which artist is known for his cubist paintings, such as (\text{Les Demoiselles d'Avignon) )?

  1. Pablo Picasso

  2. Georges Braque

  3. Henri Matisse

  4. Joan Miró


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist, co-founded the cubist movement with his (\text{Les Demoiselles d'Avignon) ) painting.

Who painted (\text{The Last Supper) ), a renowned fresco in Milan?

  1. Leonardo da Vinci

  2. Michelangelo

  3. Raphael

  4. Giotto di Bondone


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leonardo da Vinci created (\text{The Last Supper) ), a masterpiece of the High Renaissance period.

Which artist is associated with the (\text{Water Lilies) ) series of paintings?

  1. Claude Monet

  2. Pierre-Auguste Renoir

  3. Alfred Sisley

  4. Camille Pissarro


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Claude Monet, a French impressionist painter, is known for his (\text{Water Lilies) ) series.

Who painted (\text{The Birth of Venus) ), a famous Renaissance painting?

  1. Sandro Botticelli

  2. Michelangelo

  3. Raphael

  4. Titian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sandro Botticelli, an Italian Renaissance painter, created (\text{The Birth of Venus) ), an iconic work of art.

Which artist is known for his surrealist sculptures, such as (\text{The Persistence of Memory) )?

  1. Salvador Dali

  2. René Magritte

  3. Man Ray

  4. Max Ernst


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salvador Dali, a Spanish surrealist artist, created (\text{The Persistence of Memory) ), a melting clock sculpture.

Who painted (\text{Guernica) ), a powerful anti-war painting?

  1. Pablo Picasso

  2. Joan Miró

  3. Salvador Dali

  4. René Magritte


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist, painted (\text{Guernica) ), a response to the bombing of a Basque town during the Spanish Civil War.

Which artist is known for his (\text{Nighthawks) ) painting, depicting a diner at night?

  1. Edward Hopper

  2. Georgia O'Keeffe

  3. Jackson Pollock

  4. Mark Rothko


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edward Hopper, an American realist painter, created (\text{Nighthawks) ), a painting that captures the loneliness of urban life.

Who painted (\text{The Starry Night) ), a famous post-impressionist painting?

  1. Vincent van Gogh

  2. Paul Cézanne

  3. Henri Matisse

  4. Pierre-Auguste Renoir


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch post-impressionist painter, created (\text{The Starry Night) ), a depiction of a swirling night sky.

Which artist is known for his (\text{Black Square) ) painting, a symbol of suprematism?

  1. Kazimir Malevich

  2. Wassily Kandinsky

  3. Vladimir Tatlin

  4. Alexander Rodchenko


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kazimir Malevich, a Russian avant-garde artist, created (\text{Black Square) ), a groundbreaking work of abstract art.

Who painted (\text{American Gothic) ), a famous depiction of a farmer and his daughter?

  1. Grant Wood

  2. Thomas Hart Benton

  3. John Steuart Curry

  4. Edward Hopper


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grant Wood, an American regionalist painter, created (\text{American Gothic) ), an iconic image of rural America.

Which artist is known for his (\text{The Scream) ) painting, a symbol of existential angst?

  1. Edvard Munch

  2. Vincent van Gogh

  3. Paul Gauguin

  4. Henri Matisse


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edvard Munch, a Norwegian expressionist painter, created (\text{The Scream) ), a haunting depiction of anxiety and despair.

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