17 Mar Trivia Time: Test your Art History Knowledge

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Trivia Time: Test your Art History Knowledge

To celebrate the release of Artpocalypse, we thought we’d put your art history knowledge to the test. How many fun facts do you know about the artists in this collection?

Chinoiserie became popular in which era?

The 17th and 18th Century

The 1950s

The 16th Century

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Where did the Strawberry Thief design by William Morris get its name?

Prior to starting his career as a textile designer, William was arrested for stealing strawberries from a market stall.

It depicted the thrushes Morris had observed picking strawberries from his kitchen garden.

Strawberry Thief was a nickname Morris gained after pinching the sweet fruits from his friends.

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Where can you view The Unicorn in Captivity today?

The Met Cloisters, New York City

The Louvre, Paris

The National Gallery, London

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Why did Van Gogh paint so many still lifes of flowers?

He worked as a florist before becoming an artist

He was reclusive, so he mostly painted things in or around his home

He couldn’t afford to hire models

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What does Ukiyo-e loosely translate to?

Pictures of the outside world

Pictures in blue and white

Pictures of the floating world

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True or False: Gustav Klimt kept 8-10 pet cats in his studio.

Yes, that’s true

No, he was a dog person

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What’s so interesting about the animals depicted in Koson’s art?

They have personalities! Just look at their facial expressions.

They were portraits of Koson’s own pets.

He only printed animals that stumbled into his backyard.

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