Realism quiz

More questions about Realism

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1. 1 Easy

   Which king did Menzel paint playing the flute?

   Answer: Frederick the Great

   Why: At the harpsichord sits Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, son of Johann Sebastian Bach, accompanying the king.

2. 2 Medium

   What literary hero did Daumier paint on many canvases?

   Answer: Don Quixote

   Why: The theme first appears in his work around 1850, but he painted the knight and Sancho Panza in earnest from about 1866.

3. 3 Hard

   In which present-day country did Menzel sketch for The Iron Rolling Mill?

   Answer: Poland

   Why: Germany is the near miss: in 1872 Königshütte lay in Prussian Upper Silesia, but today it is the Polish city of Chorzów.

4. 4 Easy

   Why are three women bent over in Millet's 1857 harvest scene?

   Answer: Picking up stray grain

   Why: The painting is The Gleaners: gleaners were among the poorest villagers, let into the fields after the harvest to pick up the ears reapers missed.

5. 5 Medium

   Which American did Rosa Bonheur paint on horseback in 1889?

   Answer: Buffalo Bill

   Why: His Wild West show was camped in Paris for the 1889 world's fair when Bonheur painted him.

6. 6 Hard

   What is Courbet painting in The Painter's Studio?

   Answer: A landscape

   Why: His canvas shows the countryside around his hometown, Ornans, while he turns away from the model standing behind him.