Netherlandish Proverbs, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
  • 1. What year was Pieter Bruegel the Elder's painting 'Netherlandish Proverbs' completed?
A) 1540
B) 1559
C) 1572
D) 1565
  • 2. What is the primary medium of 'Netherlandish Proverbs'?
A) Watercolor on paper
B) Tempera on canvas
C) Fresco
D) Oil on panel
  • 3. What does 'armed to the teeth' show in the painting?
A) Soldier with sword
B) Man wearing armor and weapons
C) Hunter with rifle
D) Knight in full armor
  • 4. What does a man with a lantern in daylight represent?
A) Night worker
B) Looking for something obvious
C) Scientific experiment
D) Religious ceremony
  • 5. What does 'the herring hangs by its own gills' mean?
A) Self-reliance
B) Food preservation
C) Fishing technique
D) Animal cruelty
  • 6. What does 'big fish eat little fish' symbolize?
A) Fishing industry
B) Food chain
C) The strong prey on weak
D) Marine biology
  • 7. What does 'to kill two flies with one blow' mean?
A) Insect control
B) Violence
C) Efficiency in action
D) Cleaning methods
  • 8. What does the man with a money bag in water represent?
A) Banking
B) Fishing for treasure
C) Wasting money
D) Money laundering
  • 9. What does 'to have teeth in money' mean?
A) Dental health
B) Being greedy with money
C) Wealth display
D) Counterfeit money
  • 10. Approximately how many proverbs are illustrated in the painting?
A) Exactly 50
B) About 25
C) Around 75
D) Over 100
  • 11. What does the figure 'banging one's head against a brick wall' represent?
A) Determination
B) Anger
C) Construction
D) Futility
  • 12. What does 'arming the roof with pies' symbolize in the painting?
A) War preparation
B) Hospitality
C) Extravagance
D) Poverty
  • 13. Where is 'Netherlandish Proverbs' currently housed?
A) Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
B) Prado, Madrid
C) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
D) Louvre, Paris
  • 14. What does the proverb 'to bell the cat' mean?
A) Making noise
B) Taking a dangerous risk
C) Hunting
D) Decorating animals
  • 15. What does 'the big fish eat the little fish' illustrate?
A) Social hierarchy
B) Marine biology
C) Cooking
D) Fishing industry
  • 16. What is the overall theme of the painting?
A) Human folly
B) Agricultural life
C) Religious devotion
D) Historical battle
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