How much do you love art? Do you know a lot about it? This trivia challenge on art and everything related to it will test that passion of yours.
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Art Trivia
Are you ready for some art trivia questions? From Salvador Dali to Picasso’s paintings, the world has a lot of art to offer. How much of it do you know? This quiz will test your ability to distinguish and name the most notable pieces from every art form or type. Look into each art movement, famous painter, famous painting, art critic, and all things in the art world.
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Art Trivia Questions and Answers
Here are some of the best art questions about modern art, pop art, traditional art, and many more. Answer as many of the questions in this ultimate art quiz. Good luck!
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| Who painted the Sistine Chapel? | â–¶ Michelangelo |
| What painter is famous for cutting off part of his ear? | â–¶ Vincent Van Gogh |
| Which painter started the impressionist movement? | â–¶ Claude Monet |
| How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his lifetime? | â–¶ One, “The Red Vineyard at Arles” |
| The art of paper folding is known as what? | â–¶ Origami |
| Who was the Spanish surrealist painter best known for his work “The Persistence of Memory”? | â–¶ Salvador Dalà |
| What color do you get when you mix yellow and blue? | â–¶ Green |
| Who painted the famous Dutch Golden age painting “The Night Watch”? | â–¶ Rembrandt |
| Which artist created the sculpture “The Thinker”? | â–¶ Auguste Rodin |
| What French sculptor created the Statue of Liberty? | ▶ Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi |
| Which artist is credited with developing linear perspective? | â–¶ Brunelleschi |
| Who painted a late 15th-century mural known as the Last Supper? | â–¶ Leonardo da Vinci |
| The Starry Night is an oil on canvas painted by which post-impressionist painter? | â–¶ Vincent van Gogh |
| The ancient Greek statue Ahprodite of Milos, better known as Venus de Milo, is currently on display in what museum? | â–¶ The Louvre in Paris, France |
| The Van Gogh museum is located in what European capital city? | â–¶ Amsterdam |
| Jackson Pollock was an influential abstract expressionist painter from what country? | â–¶ The United States |
| What is the most visited museum in Europe? | â–¶ Louvre, Paris, France |
| The silkscreen paintings Campbell’s Soup Cans and Marilyn Diptych were created in 1962 by which American artist? | â–¶ Andy Warhol |
| In what two-act ballet does a toymaker’s goddaughter travel to the Land of Sweets on Christmas Eve? | â–¶ The Nutcracker |
| The Roman Catholic church La Sagrada Familia, located in Barcelona Spain, was designed by which Catalan architect? | ▶ Antoni Gaudà |
| What comic strip’s final panel depicts a boy and a tiger sledding away? | â–¶ Calvin and Hobbes |
| What happened to British street artist Banksy’s “Girl with Balloon” when it sold for $1.4 million at Sotheby’s auction house in 2018? | â–¶ It shredded itself |
| American Gothic, a 1930 portrait depicting a farmer and his daughter posing in front of their house, was painted by which artist? | â–¶ Grant Wood |
| Jim Davis was the cartoonist behind which widely syndicated comic strip? | â–¶ Garfield |
| Who was the first man to appear on the cover of Playboy Magazine? | â–¶ Peter Sellers, April 1964 issue |
| Girl with a Pearl Earring is an oil painting by which Dutch Golden Age painter? | â–¶ Johannes Vermeer |
| Which French post-Impressionist artist painted A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte? | â–¶ George Suerat |
| The Age of Bronze is a life size bronze statue created by which French sculptor? | â–¶ Auguste Rodin |
| Leonardo Davinci’s 15th-century mural, The Last Supper, is located in what city? | â–¶ Milan, Italy |
| Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, a painting by Rembrandt, is better known by what name? | â–¶ The Night Watch |
| What Italian sculptor and architect is credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture? | â–¶ Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
| The painting La Gioconda is better known by what name? | â–¶ Mona Lisa |
| The Treachery of Images by René Magritte depicts what item above a single line of text? | ▶ A pipe |
| Girl with a Pearl Earring is an oil painting by which Dutch Golden Age painter? | â–¶ Johannes Vermeer |
| Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon) is a large oil painting created in 1907 by which Spanish artist? | â–¶ Pablo Picasso |
About the Author
Tim majored in Humanities with a bachelor in English and Theatre at New York State University. He lectured on entertainment business studies for three years at Plymouth College.
Tim has been a trivia host in his current hometown of Pittsburgh for the past two years. He enjoys hanging out with people who love trivia just as much as he does.
His friends call him the Question Master.
