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