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