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Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich
Contributed by: Morrison
  • 1. Who painted 'Wanderer above the Sea of Fog'?
A) J.M.W. Turner
B) Caspar David Friedrich
C) John Constable
D) Eugène Delacroix
  • 2. Approximately when was the painting created?
A) 1818
B) 1850
C) 1805
D) 1798
  • 3. What type of landscape is depicted?
A) Ocean beach
B) Forest
C) Mountainous with fog
D) Desert
  • 4. What is the wanderer holding?
A) A book
B) A walking stick
C) A sword
D) Nothing
  • 5. Where is the painting currently housed?
A) Metropolitan Museum
B) British Museum
C) Louvre Museum
D) Hamburg Kunsthalle
  • 6. What does the wanderer symbolize in Romanticism?
A) Scientific observation
B) Religious devotion
C) Military conquest
D) Human contemplation of nature
  • 7. What is the color palette predominantly used?
A) Pastel colors
B) Monochromatic black
C) Bright primary colors
D) Muted earth tones
  • 8. What artistic technique emphasizes the fog?
A) Impasto
B) Chiaroscuro
C) Atmospheric perspective
D) Pointillism
  • 9. What does the sea of fog represent?
A) Heaven
B) Actual ocean
C) Memory
D) The unknown future
  • 10. How does Friedrich create depth in the painting?
A) Layers of receding fog
B) Linear perspective lines
C) Size gradient of figures
D) Architectural elements
  • 11. What is the emotional tone of the painting?
A) Comic relief
B) Sublime contemplation
C) Angry protest
D) Joyful celebration
  • 12. What aspect of nature does the painting emphasize?
A) Its mathematical order
B) Its overwhelming power
C) Its practical utility
D) Its agricultural value
  • 13. What philosophical concept does the painting explore?
A) Urban development
B) Political revolution
C) Sublime in nature
D) Scientific progress
  • 14. What is the wanderer's likely social class?
A) Peasant farmer
B) Educated middle class
C) Merchant
D) Royalty
  • 15. What artistic element creates mystery?
A) Mirror reflections
B) The obscuring fog
C) Hidden signatures
D) Cryptic text
  • 16. Which art historical period followed Romanticism?
A) Cubism
B) Renaissance
C) Gothic
D) Realism
  • 17. In which artistic movement is this painting considered a masterpiece?
A) Realism
B) Baroque
C) Romanticism
D) Impressionism
  • 18. What is the wanderer's clothing style?
A) Peasant rags
B) Royal robes
C) Medieval armor
D) Dark formal coat
  • 19. What is the wanderer's relationship to the landscape?
A) Contemplative observer
B) Agricultural worker
C) Conquering hero
D) Lost traveler
  • 20. What has this painting become an icon of?
A) Abstract expressionism
B) Political propaganda
C) Religious art
D) Romantic landscape painting
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