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The Princess from the Land of Porcelain, by James McNeill Whistler
Contributed by: Morrison
  • 1. Who painted 'The Princess from the Land of Porcelain'?
A) John Singer Sargent
B) Édouard Manet
C) James McNeill Whistler
D) Dante Gabriel Rossetti
  • 2. What is the primary medium of 'The Princess from the Land of Porcelain'?
A) Tempera
B) Oil on canvas
C) Watercolor
D) Pastel
  • 3. Who was the patron who commissioned the Peacock Room?
A) Frederick Leyland
B) Charles Lang Freer
C) John Ruskin
D) Oscar Wilde
  • 4. In which museum is the painting currently housed?
A) Tate Britain
B) National Gallery
C) Metropolitan Museum
D) Freer Gallery of Art
  • 5. Which city houses the museum containing this painting?
A) London
B) Washington, D.C.
C) New York
D) Paris
  • 6. What artistic style heavily influenced this painting?
A) Japonisme
B) Baroque
C) Rococo
D) Gothic Revival
  • 7. What color dominates the princess's kimono?
A) Gold
B) Blue
C) Red
D) Green
  • 8. What objects surround the princess in the painting?
A) Books and scrolls
B) Musical instruments
C) Weapons and armor
D) Porcelain and fans
  • 9. Which famous art critic attacked Whistler's work?
A) Walter Pater
B) John Ruskin
C) Roger Fry
D) Charles Baudelaire
  • 10. How did Whistler sign his paintings?
A) With a Japanese seal
B) With his full name
C) With initials only
D) With a butterfly monogram
  • 11. What was Whistler's famous artistic principle?
A) Divine inspiration
B) Truth to nature
C) Art for art's sake
D) Social realism
  • 12. What was unusual about Whistler's painting technique?
A) Thin, transparent layers
B) Alla prima
C) Pointillism
D) Thick impasto
  • 13. Which American industrialist eventually acquired the painting?
A) Andrew Carnegie
B) Henry Clay Frick
C) J.P. Morgan
D) Charles Lang Freer
  • 14. In which artistic movement is Whistler's 'The Princess from the Land of Porcelain' primarily classified?
A) Impressionism
B) Realism
C) Aesthetic Movement
D) Pre-Raphaelite
  • 15. What year was 'The Princess from the Land of Porcelain' completed?
A) 1875
B) 1864
C) 1855
D) 1880
  • 16. What object is the princess holding in her hand?
A) A flower
B) A book
C) A mirror
D) A fan
  • 17. What decorative element appears behind the princess?
A) A velvet curtain
B) A stone archway
C) A Japanese screen
D) A bookshelf
  • 18. In which city was the painting first exhibited?
A) Paris
B) Venice
C) London
D) New York
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