Art trivia questions

6 questions with answers

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1. Easy

   1. What do we call a person who poses for an artist while the artist draws or paints?

   1. Curator
   2. Critic
   3. Restorer
   4. Model
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   D. Model

2. Easy

   2. What do we call a portrait shown only as a dark filled outline of someone's profile?

   1. Silhouette
   2. Caricature
   3. Fresco
   4. Collage
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   A. Silhouette

3. Medium

   3. What is the term for a painting depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects such as fruit, flowers or tableware?

   1. Still life
   2. Landscape
   3. Portrait
   4. Genre scene
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   A. Still life

4. Medium

   4. Which art movement, founded in Zurich in 1916, embraced absurdity and nonsense as a protest against the First World War?

   1. Dada
   2. Cubism
   3. Impressionism
   4. Baroque
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   A. Dada

5. Medium

   5. What do we call a woven textile artwork designed to be hung on a wall?

   1. Collage
   2. Mosaic
   3. Tapestry
   4. Fresco
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   C. Tapestry

6. Harder

   6. What is the greenish layer called that slowly forms on the surface of bronze sculptures left standing outdoors?

   1. Gilding
   2. Glaze
   3. Patina
   4. Varnish
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   C. Patina

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