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Australian-born performance artist, club promoter and fashion designer (1961-1994) found fame in London, flamboyant costumes.

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Leigh BOWERY

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Artist who created work titled “The Comedian”, consisting of a banana taped to a wall with duct tape (selling for 6.24 million $ in 2024).

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Maurizio CATTELAN

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Who was Donatello?

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A Renaissance artist born in Florence, Italy, famous for bas relief sculptures

Notable works include St. Mark and David.

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What is Sandro Botticelli known for?

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An Italian painter from the Early Renaissance, known for works like The Birth of Venus and Primavera

He hailed from Florence, Italy.

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What defines Leonardo da Vinci as a Renaissance man?

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He was skilled in many subjects, including science, mathematics, music, and art

Famous works include The Last Supper and Mona Lisa.

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What are two of Michelangelo’s major works?

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Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment

He is often considered an archetypal Renaissance man.

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Who is Raphael Sanzio?

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An Italian architect and painter of the High Renaissance, known for his perfection and grace

Notable works include The School of Athens and The Transfiguration.

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What is Titian recognized for?

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An Italian painter known for versatility in landscape, portraits, and mystical subjects

Key works include Rape of Europa and Assumption of the Virgin.

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Who was Albrecht Durer?

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A prominent Northern Renaissance artist from Germany, known for painting and printmaking

Famous works include Young Hare and Knight, Death and the Devil.

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What is El Greco known for?

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A Spanish Renaissance artist of Greek descent, known for Post-Byzantine art

Major works include The Disrobing of Christ and The Burial of the Count of Orgaz.

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What style is Caravaggio associated with?

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The Baroque style, known for radical naturalism and dramatic use of light

Important works include David with the Head of Goliath and Judith Beheading Holofernes.

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Who was Peter Paul Rubens?

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A Baroque painter specializing in color, sensuality, and movement

Notable works include Samson and Delilah and The Raising of the Cross.

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What is Gian Lorenzo Bernini known for?

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An Italian artist skilled in sculpting and architecture, known for his dynamic sculptures

Key works include Ecstasy of Saint Teresa and Apollo and Daphne.

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What is Rembrandt known for?

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A Dutch painter from the Golden Age, recognized for his mastery in oil painting and etching

Famous works include The Night Watch and The Jewish Bride.

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Who was Francisco de Goya?

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A Spanish romantic artist known for dark prints and realistic portrayals

Notable works include Saturn Devouring His Son and The Third of May 1808.

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What movement is Camille Pissarro associated with?

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Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Key works include Two Women Chatting By The Sea and The Harvest.

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What is Édouard Manet known for?

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An artist transitioning from Realism to Impressionism, focusing on modern-life subjects

Notable works include Olympia and Le déjeuner sur l’herbe.

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Who is Edgar Degas?

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A founder of Impressionism, known for his works on ballet and everyday life

Key works include The Dance Class and A Cotton Office in New Orleans.

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What is Winslow Homer recognized for?

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An American landscape painter and printmaker, prominent in American art

Notable works include The Gulf Stream and Snap the Whip.

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What is Paul Cézanne’s contribution to art?

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A Post-Impressionist painter who influenced the transition to Cubism

Key works include The Bathers and The Card Players.

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What is Claude Monet known for?

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A founder of French Impressionism, focusing on perceptions of nature

Important works include Impression, Sunrise and Woman with a Parasol.

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What did Pierre-Auguste Renoir emphasize in his artwork?

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Beauty, especially of feminine sensuality

Notable works include Bal du moulin de la Galette and The Swing.

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What is Henri Rousseau known for?

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A Post-Impressionist painter specializing in Naïve art, depicting jungle scenes

Major works include The Dream and Tiger in a Tropical Storm.

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What is Mary Cassatt known for?

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An American painter emphasizing intimate lives of women, especially mothers and children

Notable works include The Boating Party and The Child’s Bath.

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Who was Paul Gauguin?
A prominent French Post-Impressionist painter known for his bold colors and symbolism ## Footnote Key works include Where Do We Come From? What Are We? What Are We Going?
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What is Edvard Munch's most famous work?
The Scream ## Footnote He was an important figure in expressionist art.
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What is Gustav Klimt known for?
An important Austrian Symbolist artist of the Vienna Secession movement ## Footnote Notable works include The Kiss and Adele Bloch-Bauer I.
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What style did Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec follow?
Post-Impressionism ## Footnote Key works include Moulin Rouge: La Goulue and At the Moulin Rouge.
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What did Henri Matisse contribute to art?
He was a significant figure in the development of modern art, known for colorful and expressive works ## Footnote Famous works include The Dance and Woman with a Hat.
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What is Pablo Picasso known for?
A Spanish artist who experimented with various styles and techniques, notably Cubism ## Footnote Key works include Guernica and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.
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What is Edward Hopper's notable style?
Realism, focusing on modern American life ## Footnote Famous works include Nighthawks and Early Sunday Morning.
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What is Wassily Kandinsky known for?
One of the first artists to experiment with abstract art ## Footnote Key works include Composition VII and Der Blaue Reiter.
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Who was Diego Rivera?
A famous Mexican painter known for his murals and socialist themes ## Footnote Notable works include Man, Controller of the Universe and Agrarian Leader Zapata.
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What did Marc Chagall contribute to art?
An early modernist known for his dreamlike and colorful works ## Footnote Key works include I and the Village and White Crucifixion.
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What is Georgia O’Keeffe recognized for?
A prominent American modern artist known for her large-scale flower paintings ## Footnote Notable works include Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue and Black Iris.
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What is Georges Seurat known for?
A Post-Impressionist painter known for developing Pointillism ## Footnote His most famous work is A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
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Who was Vincent van Gogh?
A Dutch Post-Impressionist painter known for his expressive use of color and emotive style ## Footnote Famous works include Starry Night and The Sunflowers.
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Who was Georges Seurat?
A French Post-Impressionist painter known for 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' ## Footnote Seurat's work ushered modern art into Neo-Impressionism.
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What is Georges Seurat's most famous painting?
'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' ## Footnote This painting is significant in the transition to Neo-Impressionism.
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Who was Vincent van Gogh?
A Dutch Post-Impressionist artist influential in 20th century art through his use of color and emotion.
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Name one of Vincent van Gogh's famous works.
The Starry Night ## Footnote Other notable works include 'Sunflowers' and 'Irises.'
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What style is Joan Miró associated with?
Surrealism.
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Who was Norman Rockwell?
An American illustrator and painter.
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List three works by Norman Rockwell.
* Freedom of Speech * Freedom from Want * The Problem We All Live With
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Who was René Magritte?
A Belgian Surrealist artist known for challenging viewers' perceptions of reality.
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What is the goal of René Magritte's art?
To challenge viewers’ preconceptions of reality.
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What was M.C. Escher famous for?
Mathematically inspired lithographs, mezzotints, and woodcuts.
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Name a famous work by M.C. Escher.
Waterfall ## Footnote Other notable works include 'Relativity' and 'Drawing Hands.'
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Who was Ansel Adams?
An American photographer best known for his images of the American West.
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What is one of Ansel Adams' famous photographs?
In Glacier National Park.
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What art movement is Mark Rothko associated with?
Abstract expressionism.
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Name one of Mark Rothko's works.
White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) ## Footnote He is also known for 'No. 3/No. 13 (Magenta, Black, Green on Orange).'
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Who was Salvador Dalí?
A prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter.
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What is one of Salvador Dalí's famous works?
The Persistence of Memory.
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Who was Frida Kahlo?
A Mexican painter known for her self-portraits.
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What themes are prevalent in Frida Kahlo's work?
National and indigenous tradition, feminist themes.
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Who was Jackson Pollock?
An American painter who led the abstract expressionist movement.
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What is a notable work by Jackson Pollock?
No. 5, 1948.
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What art style is Andy Warhol known for?
Pop Art.
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Name a famous work by Andy Warhol.
Campbell’s Soup Cans.
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When did Jack Vettriano begin painting?
In the 1970s.
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What is one of Jack Vettriano's notable paintings?
The Singing Butler.
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Art theorist 1610-1695 Court historian to Louis XIV
André FÉLIBIEN
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Art Theorist 1635-1709
Roger DE PILES
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... German-Jewish Iconography art historian
Erwin Panofsky
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