Midsummer Eve Bonfire on Skagen Beach, by Peder Severin Krøyer
  • 1. Who painted 'Midsummer Eve Bonfire on Skagen Beach'?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Edvard Munch
C) Peder Severin Krøyer
D) Claude Monet
  • 2. In which country is Skagen located?
A) Sweden
B) Norway
C) Denmark
D) Germany
  • 3. What time of year does the painting depict?
A) Autumn Equinox
B) New Year's Eve
C) Midsummer Eve
D) Christmas Eve
  • 4. Where is the original painting displayed?
A) National Gallery of Denmark
B) Skagens Museum
C) Louvre Museum
D) Metropolitan Museum
  • 5. What type of brushwork characterizes the painting?
A) Geometric
B) Loose and expressive
C) Tight and detailed
D) Minimalist
  • 6. What natural phenomenon is celebrated in the painting?
A) Harvest moon
B) Winter solstice
C) Longest day of the year
D) Spring equinox
  • 7. What time of day is depicted?
A) Midnight
B) Morning
C) Noon
D) Evening
  • 8. What is reflected in the wet sand?
A) Moon
B) Stars
C) People's shadows
D) Bonfire light
  • 9. What was Krøyer's nationality?
A) Danish
B) Norwegian
C) Swedish
D) German
  • 10. What is the painting's primary subject matter?
A) Still life
B) Individual portrait
C) Marine landscape
D) Community celebration
  • 11. How does Krøyer depict the smoke from the bonfire?
A) Geometric patterns
B) Thick and dark
C) Wispy and atmospheric
D) Not visible
  • 12. What is unique about Skagen's geographical location?
A) Northernmost point of Denmark
B) Largest forest in Denmark
C) Highest mountain in Denmark
D) Deepest fjord in Denmark
  • 13. What type of wood was typically used for Midsummer bonfires?
A) Oak
B) Birch
C) Pine
D) Driftwood
  • 14. What was Krøyer's wife's name who also appears in his paintings?
A) Ingrid Bergman
B) Helga Christensen
C) Marie Krøyer
D) Anna Ancher
  • 15. What artistic movement is Krøyer associated with?
A) Cubism
B) Skagen Painters
C) Impressionism
D) Surrealism
  • 16. What season is being celebrated in the painting?
A) Spring
B) Autumn
C) Summer
D) Winter
  • 17. What body of water appears in the background?
A) Sea
B) Lake
C) River
D) Fjord
  • 18. What natural phenomenon is emphasized in the painting?
A) Bright sunlight
B) Fog
C) Storm clouds
D) Twilight glow
  • 19. How does Krøyer depict the figures in relation to the light?
A) In detailed portraits
B) As miniature figures
C) As silhouettes
D) As abstract forms
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