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A Session of the Painting Jury, by Henri Gervex
  • 1. Who painted 'A Session of the Painting Jury'?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Édouard Manet
D) Henri Gervex
  • 2. In what year was 'A Session of the Painting Jury' completed?
A) 1895
B) 1885
C) 1875
D) 1900
  • 3. Which major art exhibition's jury selection process does this painting depict?
A) World's Fair
B) Impressionist Exhibition
C) Paris Salon
D) Royal Academy
  • 4. What artistic movement was Henri Gervex primarily associated with?
A) Academic art
B) Cubism
C) Surrealism
D) Fauvism
  • 5. Where is 'A Session of the Painting Jury' currently housed?
A) National Gallery
B) Metropolitan Museum
C) Louvre Museum
D) Musée d'Orsay
  • 6. Which famous French painter appears in this painting?
A) Claude Monet
B) Jean-Léon Gérôme
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Paul Cézanne
  • 7. What was controversial about Gervex's earlier work 'Rolla'?
A) Nudity considered immoral
B) Religious blasphemy
C) Political criticism
D) Technical incompetence
  • 8. What medium did Gervex use for this painting?
A) Charcoal
B) Oil on canvas
C) Tempera
D) Watercolor
  • 9. What was the Paris Salon's role in the art world?
A) Official annual exhibition
B) Artist union
C) Art school
D) Museum collection
  • 10. How does Gervex's style in this work compare to Impressionism?
A) More experimental
B) More colorful
C) More abstract
D) More academic and precise
  • 11. What are the jurors primarily examining?
A) Historical artifacts
B) Financial documents
C) Submitted artworks
D) Architectural plans
  • 12. What type of lighting dominates the scene?
A) Candlelight
B) Spotlight
C) Electric light
D) Natural light from windows
  • 13. What does the painting reveal about art politics?
A) No competition
B) Democratic selection
C) Power of established artists
D) Public voting
  • 14. Which color palette dominates the painting?
A) Bright primaries
B) Pastels
C) Earthy tones
D) Monochrome
  • 15. What perspective does Gervex use?
A) Multiple perspectives
B) Worm's eye view
C) Eye-level viewpoint
D) Bird's eye view
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