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