The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, by Leonardo da Vinci - Quiz
  • 1. Who painted 'The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne'?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Titian
C) Raphael
D) Michelangelo
  • 2. Approximately when was the painting completed?
A) 1510
B) 1550
C) 1485
D) 1600
  • 3. Which three figures are depicted in the painting?
A) Three Graces
B) Virgin Mary, Child Jesus, Saint Anne
C) Holy Trinity
D) Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Jesus
  • 4. What is Saint Anne's relationship to the Virgin Mary?
A) Mother
B) Aunt
C) Cousin
D) Sister
  • 5. What artistic technique did Leonardo use for soft transitions?
A) Sfumato
B) Chiaroscuro
C) Foreshortening
D) Impasto
  • 6. What type of landscape appears in the background?
A) Mountainous
B) Desert
C) Urban
D) Seaside
  • 7. Which French king once owned this painting?
A) Francis I
B) Henry IV
C) Napoleon
D) Louis XIV
  • 8. What is unusual about Mary's position?
A) Standing on a cloud
B) Floating in air
C) Kneeling
D) Sitting on Saint Anne's lap
  • 9. What art movement does this work belong to?
A) Mannerism
B) High Renaissance
C) Baroque
D) Gothic
  • 10. What technique did Leonardo use to plan the composition?
A) Collage
B) Engraving
C) Cartoon
D) Mosaic
  • 11. Which other Leonardo painting shares similar themes?
A) Mona Lisa
B) The Last Supper
C) The Virgin of the Rocks
D) Salvator Mundi
  • 12. What color dominates Mary's clothing?
A) Blue
B) Green
C) White
D) Red
  • 13. What symbolic animal appears in the painting?
A) Eagle
B) Lion
C) Lamb
D) Dove
  • 14. How are the figures arranged in the composition?
A) Diagonal composition
B) Horizontal line
C) Circular arrangement
D) Pyramidal structure
  • 15. How does Saint Anne interact with the Virgin Mary?
A) Reading to her
B) Pointing to heaven
C) Embracing her
D) Looking at her with a smile
  • 16. What art collection originally owned the painting?
A) Borghese Collection
B) French Royal Collection
C) Medici Collection
D) Habsburg Collection
  • 17. What theme does the painting explore?
A) Last Judgment
B) Maternal lineage and salvation
C) Ascension to heaven
D) Nativity scene
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