Under the Horse Chestnut Tree, at and by Mary Cassatt
  • 1. What is the main subject matter typically featured in Mary Cassatt's work?
A) Landscapes
B) Historical events
C) Still life
D) Women and children
  • 2. Which art movement was Mary Cassatt most associated with?
A) Renaissance
B) Surrealism
C) Impressionism
D) Cubism
  • 3. What nationality was Mary Cassatt?
A) American
B) British
C) French
D) Italian
  • 4. In which country did Mary Cassatt spend most of her professional career?
A) England
B) France
C) Italy
D) United States
  • 5. What relationship is often depicted between the figures in 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree'?
A) Mother and child
B) Friends
C) Sisters
D) Teacher and student
  • 6. Which prominent Impressionist artist was Cassatt's close friend and mentor?
A) Édouard Manet
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Claude Monet
D) Edgar Degas
  • 7. What type of setting is depicted in 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree'?
A) Outdoor garden
B) Beach scene
C) Indoor parlor
D) City street
  • 8. How did Cassatt's gender affect her artistic career?
A) Prevented her from exhibiting
B) Limited her subject matter
C) Made her more popular
D) Had no impact
  • 9. What artistic quality characterizes Cassatt's depiction of fabrics?
A) Textural richness
B) Geometric patterns
C) Transparent layers
D) Monochrome treatment
  • 10. What makes Cassatt's perspective unique in Impressionism?
A) Abstract elements
B) Political commentary
C) Use of photography
D) Female viewpoint
  • 11. Who painted 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree'?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Claude Monet
C) Mary Cassatt
D) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • 12. In what decade was 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree' created?
A) 1910s
B) 1850s
C) 1890s
D) 1870s
  • 13. What artistic technique is evident in Cassatt's pastel work?
A) Pointillism
B) Trompe-l'œil
C) Layered blending
D) Hard-edge painting
  • 14. What type of tree is featured in the title?
A) Maple
B) Oak
C) Willow
D) Horse chestnut
  • 15. How does Cassatt typically depict children in her works?
A) As miniature adults
B) As symbolic figures
C) As mythological beings
D) As natural individuals
  • 16. What influenced Cassatt's compositional style?
A) Roman mosaics
B) Egyptian hieroglyphs
C) Greek sculpture
D) Japanese prints
  • 17. What art organization did Cassatt exhibit with in Paris?
A) Fauvists
B) Salon de Paris
C) Impressionists
D) Académie des Beaux-Arts
  • 18. What type of brushwork characterizes Impressionist works?
A) Precise, detailed lines
B) Visible, loose strokes
C) Smooth, blended surfaces
D) Thick impasto only
  • 19. How did Cassatt's gender affect her subject matter?
A) Focused on women's lives
B) Painted only men
C) Created only abstracts
D) Avoided human figures
  • 20. What theme is central to Cassatt's body of work?
A) Religious iconography
B) Political commentary
C) Mythological stories
D) Modern womanhood
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