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