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The Princess from the Land of Porcelain, by James McNeill Whistler
  • 1. Who painted 'The Princess from the Land of Porcelain'?
A) John Singer Sargent
B) James McNeill Whistler
C) Dante Gabriel Rossetti
D) Édouard Manet
  • 2. What is the primary medium of 'The Princess from the Land of Porcelain'?
A) Watercolor
B) Pastel
C) Tempera
D) Oil on canvas
  • 3. Who was the patron who commissioned the Peacock Room?
A) Oscar Wilde
B) Frederick Leyland
C) John Ruskin
D) Charles Lang Freer
  • 4. In which museum is the painting currently housed?
A) Freer Gallery of Art
B) National Gallery
C) Tate Britain
D) Metropolitan Museum
  • 5. Which city houses the museum containing this painting?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) London
C) New York
D) Paris
  • 6. What artistic style heavily influenced this painting?
A) Baroque
B) Gothic Revival
C) Rococo
D) Japonisme
  • 7. What color dominates the princess's kimono?
A) Red
B) Blue
C) Green
D) Gold
  • 8. What objects surround the princess in the painting?
A) Musical instruments
B) Weapons and armor
C) Porcelain and fans
D) Books and scrolls
  • 9. Which famous art critic attacked Whistler's work?
A) Charles Baudelaire
B) Walter Pater
C) John Ruskin
D) Roger Fry
  • 10. How did Whistler sign his paintings?
A) With a butterfly monogram
B) With initials only
C) With his full name
D) With a Japanese seal
  • 11. What was Whistler's famous artistic principle?
A) Social realism
B) Divine inspiration
C) Truth to nature
D) Art for art's sake
  • 12. What was unusual about Whistler's painting technique?
A) Alla prima
B) Thin, transparent layers
C) Pointillism
D) Thick impasto
  • 13. Which American industrialist eventually acquired the painting?
A) Henry Clay Frick
B) Charles Lang Freer
C) J.P. Morgan
D) Andrew Carnegie
  • 14. In which artistic movement is Whistler's 'The Princess from the Land of Porcelain' primarily classified?
A) Realism
B) Impressionism
C) Pre-Raphaelite
D) Aesthetic Movement
  • 15. What year was 'The Princess from the Land of Porcelain' completed?
A) 1864
B) 1875
C) 1855
D) 1880
  • 16. What object is the princess holding in her hand?
A) A fan
B) A book
C) A mirror
D) A flower
  • 17. What decorative element appears behind the princess?
A) A velvet curtain
B) A bookshelf
C) A stone archway
D) A Japanese screen
  • 18. In which city was the painting first exhibited?
A) New York
B) London
C) Venice
D) Paris
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