A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, by Georges Seurat
  • 1. Who painted 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'?
A) Claude Monet
B) Paul Cézanne
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Georges Seurat
  • 2. What year was 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' completed?
A) 1876
B) 1906
C) 1886
D) 1896
  • 3. What artistic technique did Seurat pioneer in this painting?
A) Pointillism
B) Fauvism
C) Cubism
D) Impressionism
  • 4. Where is the island of La Grande Jatte located?
A) In the Rhône River
B) In the English Channel
C) In the Mediterranean Sea
D) In the Seine River near Paris
  • 5. Where is the painting currently housed?
A) Metropolitan Museum of Art
B) Musée d'Orsay
C) Art Institute of Chicago
D) Louvre Museum
  • 6. How long did it take Seurat to complete this painting?
A) Two years
B) Five years
C) One year
D) Six months
  • 7. What art movement is this painting associated with?
A) Neo-Impressionism
B) Romanticism
C) Renaissance
D) Baroque
  • 8. What is the French title of the painting?
A) La nuit étoilée
B) Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte
C) Le déjeuner sur l'herbe
D) Les nymphéas
  • 9. What scientific theory influenced Seurat's technique?
A) Evolutionary theory
B) Quantum mechanics
C) Color theory
D) Theory of relativity
  • 10. Which famous musical was inspired by this painting?
A) The Phantom of the Opera
B) Sunday in the Park with George
C) Les Misérables
D) West Side Story
  • 11. How did Seurat create the illusion of form and light?
A) Using chiaroscuro
B) Using gold leaf
C) Using heavy brushstrokes
D) Using small dots of pure color
  • 12. What was unusual about Seurat's artistic process for this work?
A) He used only three colors
B) He painted it outdoors only at night
C) He painted it in one sitting
D) He made numerous preparatory studies
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