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Wheat Field with Cypresses at the National Gallery, London, by Vincent van Gogh
  • 1. Who painted 'Wheat Field with Cypresses'?
A) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
B) Paul Cézanne
C) Claude Monet
D) Vincent van Gogh
  • 2. In what year did van Gogh paint 'Wheat Field with Cypresses'?
A) 1885
B) 1889
C) 1879
D) 1890
  • 3. Where was van Gogh living when he painted this work?
A) Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
B) Paris
C) Arles
D) Auvers-sur-Oise
  • 4. What type of institution is the National Gallery?
A) Science museum
B) Natural history museum
C) Library
D) Art museum
  • 5. What is the primary medium of this artwork?
A) Oil on canvas
B) Tempera on wood
C) Watercolor on paper
D) Charcoal on paper
  • 6. Which artistic movement is van Gogh associated with?
A) Cubism
B) Impressionism
C) Surrealism
D) Post-Impressionism
  • 7. What type of trees are prominently featured in this painting?
A) Pine trees
B) Oak trees
C) Cypresses
D) Willow trees
  • 8. What is shown in the foreground of the painting?
A) River
B) Wheat field
C) Village
D) Mountain
  • 9. Which season is depicted in this painting?
A) Spring
B) Winter
C) Summer
D) Autumn
  • 10. What was van Gogh's mental state when he painted this work?
A) Traveling extensively
B) In an asylum
C) Perfectly healthy
D) Teaching art students
  • 11. What type of clouds are depicted in the sky?
A) Flat, featureless sky
B) Swirling, dynamic clouds
C) No clouds
D) Geometric cloud formations
  • 12. How does van Gogh depict the cypress trees?
A) As flame-like forms
B) As abstract shapes
C) As realistic photographs
D) As straight columns
  • 13. What art historical significance does this painting hold?
A) A collaborative work with Gauguin
B) Exemplifies van Gogh's mature style
C) His first major work
D) His only landscape painting
  • 14. What art technique did van Gogh use to create texture?
A) Glazing (thin transparent layers)
B) Fresco (painting on wet plaster)
C) Impasto (thick paint application)
D) Airbrush (spray painting)
  • 15. How does the composition guide the viewer's eye?
A) Grid pattern
B) Curving lines through the wheat field
C) Central focal point only
D) Straight horizontal lines
  • 16. What was van Gogh's nationality?
A) Dutch
B) German
C) Belgian
D) French
  • 17. Which element creates a sense of movement in the painting?
A) The minimal color variation
B) The symmetrical balance
C) The swirling brushstrokes
D) The static composition
  • 18. What was the original purpose of the painting?
A) Personal artistic exploration
B) Government building decoration
C) Book illustration
D) Church commission
  • 19. How many versions of this composition did van Gogh create?
A) Four
B) One
C) Three
D) Two
  • 20. What other famous painting features similar swirling patterns?
A) The Starry Night
B) The Potato Eaters
C) The Night Café
D) Sunflowers
  • 21. What color dominates the wheat field?
A) Green
B) Yellow
C) Orange
D) Brown
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