Quiz on painting
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Complete the following exercises:
1. Below we have a portrait , a still-life and a landscape . Which is which? Write the appropriate type of painting next to the corresponding number.
3. How do you say "caballete" in English? .
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1. Materials for a Leisure Hour, by William Harnett. Photograph published by Javier Moreno on Flickr under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. |
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2. The Rokeby Venus, by Diego Velázquez Photograph published by Engel Serón on Flickr under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License. |
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3. Flowing to the River, by John Everett Millais Photograph published by Martin Beek on Flickr under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License. |
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2. What do you call "aguarrás" in English? .
3. How do you say "caballete" in English? .
4. In what century was Impressionism born? In the
th century.
5. A device consisting of bristles fastened into a handle, used in scrubbing, polishing, or painting is known as a or simply .
True-False QuestionsDecide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.
1. Henri Matisse was a famous French Cubist painter.
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2. The technique used by Rembrandt in The Nightwatch is oil on canvas.
Photo by Terry Yeung, published on Flickr under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License.
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