Canvas Painting Famous Painting 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' is painted on a wall in a monastery in which Italian city?
- Milan (Correct answer)
- Rome
- Florence
- Venice
Correct answer: Milan
'The Last Supper' covers a wall of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
Question 2: Which Dutch master painted 'The Night Watch', a huge group portrait of a militia company?
- Rembrandt (Correct answer)
- Vermeer
- Van Gogh
- Frans Hals
Correct answer: Rembrandt
Rembrandt completed 'The Night Watch' in 1642 for an Amsterdam militia.
Question 3: Vincent van Gogh's 'Starry Night' depicts the view from his room at an asylum in which country?
- France (Correct answer)
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Italy
Correct answer: France
Van Gogh painted 'Starry Night' (1889) at the asylum in Saint-Rémy, France.
Question 4: Which artist created the four-version painting 'The Scream'?
- Edvard Munch (Correct answer)
- Gustav Klimt
- Egon Schiele
- Wassily Kandinsky
Correct answer: Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch made several versions of 'The Scream' between 1893 and 1910.
Question 5: Gustav Klimt's golden masterpiece showing two embracing lovers is titled what?
- The Kiss (Correct answer)
- The Embrace
- Adele
- Hope
Correct answer: The Kiss
Klimt's 'The Kiss' (1907–08) uses gold leaf for its embracing couple.
Question 6: Whistler's famous portrait of his mother is officially titled 'Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1', but is commonly called what?
- Whistler's Mother (Correct answer)
- The Old Woman
- Portrait of a Lady
- Grey Lady
Correct answer: Whistler's Mother
The seated profile of the artist's mother is widely known as 'Whistler's Mother'.
Question 7: Which painting by Jan van Eyck is a detailed double portrait often called the 'Arnolfini' work?
- The Arnolfini Portrait (Correct answer)
- The Ambassadors
- The Wedding Feast
- Ghent Altarpiece
Correct answer: The Arnolfini Portrait
Van Eyck's 'The Arnolfini Portrait' (1434) shows a couple with a convex mirror.
Canvas Painting Famous Painting 3
Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' is painted on a wall in a monastery in which Italian city?