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