Dante and Virgil in Hell at Divine Comedy, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
  • 1. Who painted 'Dante and Virgil in Hell'?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) William-Adolphe Bouguereau
C) Raphael
D) Michelangelo
  • 2. What literary work inspired Bouguereau's painting?
A) Paradise Lost
B) Divine Comedy
C) Aeneid
D) Iliad
  • 3. Which part of the Divine Comedy depicts the scene shown?
A) Prologo
B) Paradiso
C) Purgatorio
D) Inferno
  • 4. Who is Dante's guide through Hell?
A) Beatrice
B) Plato
C) Homer
D) Virgil
  • 5. What year was Bouguereau's painting completed?
A) 1840
B) 1875
C) 1865
D) 1850
  • 6. Which artistic movement was Bouguereau associated with?
A) Surrealism
B) Cubism
C) Academic art
D) Impressionism
  • 7. What is the primary medium of the painting?
A) Oil on canvas
B) Tempera
C) Watercolor
D) Fresco
  • 8. What emotion does Dante's face show in the painting?
A) Anger and rage
B) Boredom and indifference
C) Horror and awe
D) Joy and delight
  • 9. How does Virgil typically react to the damned souls?
A) Amused and mocking
B) Protective and guiding
C) Indifferent and cold
D) Fearful and retreating
  • 10. What type of figures surround Dante and Virgil?
A) Historical figures
B) Tormented souls
C) Angelic beings
D) Mythical beasts
  • 11. What is Virgil's historical profession?
A) Poet
B) King
C) Prophet
D) Philosopher
  • 12. Which circle of Hell features prominently in the painting?
A) Circle of the Treacherous
B) Circle of the Gluttonous
C) Circle of the Violent
D) Circle of the Heretics
  • 13. What nationality was Bouguereau?
A) Spanish
B) German
C) Italian
D) French
  • 14. What is Virgil's relationship to Dante?
A) Student and follower
B) Brother and companion
C) Enemy and rival
D) Guide and mentor
  • 15. How does Bouguereau's style treat the human form?
A) Idealized realism
B) Abstract distortion
C) Minimalist reduction
D) Expressionist exaggeration
  • 16. What makes Bouguereau's interpretation unique?
A) Emphasis on physical torment
B) Comedic elements
C) Modern setting
D) Abstract representation
  • 17. In which century was Bouguereau's painting created?
A) 20th century
B) 17th century
C) 19th century
D) 15th century
  • 18. Which literary figure wrote the Divine Comedy?
A) William Shakespeare
B) John Milton
C) Geoffrey Chaucer
D) Dante Alighieri
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