Part 2 — Answer key

Compare your answers after you have finished Part 1.

1. Who painted the famous portrait known as the Mona Lisa?
   Leonardo da Vinci
2. A museum label that says “oil on canvas” tells you both the paint (oil) and the surface it is painted on (canvas).
   True
3. In traditional painting, which set lists the three primary colors?
   Red, yellow, blue
4. The marble sculpture David was created by which artist?
   Michelangelo
5. Impressionism is known for smooth, invisible brushstrokes that hide how the painting was made.
   False
6. A painting of floating lily pads on a pond is a signature subject for which artist?
   Claude Monet
7. In most art history contexts, “modern art” and “contemporary art” mean the same time period.
   False
8. A painting of melting clocks in a dreamlike landscape is most strongly associated with which movement?
   Surrealism
9. Fresco is a technique where pigment is applied to wet plaster so the color becomes part of the wall as it dries.
   True
10. Pointillism builds images from many small dots of color that blend when you step back.
    True
11. In general art contexts, “The Met” usually refers to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
    True
12. The bronze sculpture The Thinker was made by which artist?
    Auguste Rodin
13. “Tempera on panel” usually means an egg-based paint applied to a wooden support.
    True
14. On a museum label, what does “provenance” refer to?
    The ownership history of the work
15. You notice quick, broken brushstrokes and a focus on outdoor light in a scene of everyday city life. Which movement best fits?
    Impressionism
16. The iconic image of a figure holding its face and screaming on a bridge is by which artist?
    Edvard Munch
17. A “still life” is a portrait of a person sitting still.
    False
18. Who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring?
    Johannes Vermeer
19. You read a wall label that says “After Rembrandt.” What is it most likely telling you?
    A later work based on Rembrandt’s composition
20. If a label says “studio of Rubens,” it means Rubens definitely painted every brushstroke himself.
    False
21. You want to build quick layers of color in a workshop without waiting days for paint to dry. Which paint is usually the best fit?
    Acrylic paint
22. A painting shows a face from the front and the side at the same time, like the artist combined viewpoints into one image. Which movement does that most strongly suggest?
    Cubism
23. Impasto refers to paint applied so thickly that brushstrokes or palette knife marks stand out in ridges.
    True
24. In a woodcut print, the parts of the block you carve away are the parts that print as black ink.
    False
25. A conservation note says a pigment in a painting is “fugitive.” What does that mean?
    It fades or changes with light over time
26. You are looking at a dramatic painting with intense contrasts of light and shadow and figures that feel caught mid-action. Which period is the best match?
    Baroque
27. A painting titled Impression, Sunrise gave a whole movement its name. Who painted it?
    Claude Monet
28. You see a signed artwork that is literally a bicycle wheel mounted on a stool, with no traditional carving or painting. What term best fits that kind of move?
    Readymade
29. Pop Art often uses imagery borrowed from advertising, product packaging, and comic strips.
    True
30. A label describes an artwork as “mixed media.” What does that most directly mean?
    It uses multiple materials or techniques
31. A Renaissance altarpiece is described as “tempera on panel.” Which surface is it most likely painted on?
    Wood
32. Abstract Expressionism is best known for carefully arranged tiny dots of color.
    False
33. Which artist is most closely linked to large “drip” paintings made by pouring and flinging paint?
    Jackson Pollock
34. A photograph in a collection is labeled “gelatin silver print.” What is that describing?
    A black-and-white photographic print process
35. A postcard shows a pond filled with floating lily pads, painted in quick dabs of color, and the caption says it is part of a long series painted in the same garden. Who is the most likely artist?
    Claude Monet
36. A landscape uses bright color, but the shapes feel carefully structured and the scene is not about a fleeting moment of light. Which movement is the best match?
    Post-Impressionism
37. A work described as “oil on panel” is painted on a rigid support, typically wood, not canvas.
    True
38. What does the term “chiaroscuro” describe?
    Strong light-dark contrast that models form
39. A museum label dates a work to “circa 1500.” What does “circa” mean?
    Approximately
40. Which artist is most closely associated with Campbell’s Soup Cans?
    Andy Warhol
41. In figure sculpture, what does “contrapposto” refer to?
    A weight shift that creates a natural hip-and-shoulder tilt
42. In linear perspective drawing, parallel lines can appear to meet at a vanishing point.
    True
43. A museum guide describes a work as “room-sized, designed for you to walk through, and it changes based on your participation.” Which category fits best?
    Contemporary art
44. You see a painting made of black grid lines with rectangles of red, blue, and yellow separated by lots of white space. Who is the most likely artist?
    Piet Mondrian
45. During cleaning, conservators discover an earlier version of a hand under the final paint layer, showing the artist changed their mind. What is that called?
    Pentimento
46. Pablo Picasso’s Guernica is an enormous black-and-white anti-war painting with fractured, angular forms. Which movement is it most closely tied to?
    Cubism