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Kullervo Cursing, at and by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Contributed by: Forster
  • 1. Who painted 'Kullervo Cursing'?
A) Albert Edelfelt
B) Akseli Gallen-Kallela
C) Edvard Munch
D) Hugo Simberg
  • 2. What year was 'Kullervo Cursing' completed?
A) 1905
B) 1899
C) 1917
D) 1889
  • 3. Kullervo is a tragic hero from which national epic?
A) Nibelungenlied
B) Beowulf
C) Kalevala
D) Kalevipoeg
  • 4. What artistic movement is Gallen-Kallela associated with?
A) National Romanticism
B) Cubism
C) Impressionism
D) Surrealism
  • 5. Which country's national identity is closely tied to Kalevala?
A) Finland
B) Norway
C) Sweden
D) Estonia
  • 6. What medium did Gallen-Kallela primarily use for this work?
A) Watercolor
B) Fresco
C) Tempera
D) Oil on canvas
  • 7. Kullervo's story represents what theme?
A) Comic relief
B) Romantic love
C) Heroic victory
D) Tragic destiny
  • 8. Which composer wrote music based on Kullervo's story?
A) Richard Wagner
B) Pyotr Tchaikovsky
C) Edvard Grieg
D) Jean Sibelius
  • 9. What artistic technique emphasizes drama in the painting?
A) Abstract forms
B) Pointillism
C) Chiaroscuro
D) Collage
  • 10. Kullervo accidentally seduces who in the story?
A) A witch
B) A goddess
C) His mother
D) His sister
  • 11. What is Kullervo holding in the painting?
A) A staff
B) A sword
C) An axe
D) A spear
  • 12. What emotion does Kullervo's face show in the painting?
A) Indifference
B) Rage and despair
C) Fear
D) Joy
  • 13. What is the painting's Finnish title?
A) Kullervon kuolema
B) Kullervon suru
C) Kullervon kirous
D) Kullervon taistelu
  • 14. Where is the original painting currently housed?
A) Ateneum Art Museum
B) Louvre Museum
C) Hermitage Museum
D) Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • 15. What distinctive feature dominates the painting's composition?
A) A crowd of people
B) A stormy sky
C) A burning village
D) Kullervo's dramatic pose
  • 16. In which century did Gallen-Kallela create this work?
A) 18th century
B) 20th century
C) 19th century
D) 17th century
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