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Allegory of Prudence, by Titian
Contributed by: Warner
  • 1. Who painted the Allegory of Prudence?
A) Titian
B) Caravaggio
C) Raphael
D) Leonardo da Vinci
  • 2. How many human heads are depicted in the painting?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Two
D) One
  • 3. What does the lion represent?
A) Future fears
B) Youthful energy
C) Past mistakes
D) Present strength
  • 4. What century was the painting created?
A) 16th century
B) 14th century
C) 17th century
D) 15th century
  • 5. What artistic movement does this work belong to?
A) Gothic
B) Venetian Renaissance
C) Baroque
D) Neoclassicism
  • 6. What is the primary medium of the artwork?
A) Oil on canvas
B) Watercolor
C) Fresco
D) Tempera on wood
  • 7. Where is the painting currently housed?
A) National Gallery, London
B) Prado, Madrid
C) Louvre, Paris
D) Uffizi, Florence
  • 8. What is the symbolic meaning of the triple-headed figure?
A) Three stages of love
B) Three elements of nature
C) The Holy Trinity
D) Prudence requires learning from past, present, and future
  • 9. What is the dominant color palette of the painting?
A) Bright primary colors
B) Pastel shades
C) Cool blues and greens
D) Earthy browns and golds
  • 10. How does Titian use light in this painting?
A) No light contrast
B) Flat even lighting
C) Backlighting only
D) Dramatic chiaroscuro
  • 11. Which art technique is prominently used for the flesh tones?
A) Grisaille
B) Sfumato
C) Impasto
D) Pointillism
  • 12. What type of allegory is this considered?
A) Political allegory
B) Historical allegory
C) Moral allegory
D) Religious allegory
  • 13. What is the overall mood conveyed by the painting?
A) Contemplative and solemn
B) Angry and confrontational
C) Joyful and celebratory
D) Mysterious and dreamlike
  • 14. What makes this painting unique among Titian's works?
A) Its large scale
B) Its complex philosophical allegory
C) Its religious subject matter
D) Its use of bright colors
  • 15. Which direction does the young man face in the painting?
A) Forward
B) Right
C) Downward
D) Left
  • 16. Which animal represents the present in the allegory?
A) Wolf
B) Eagle
C) Lion
D) Dog
  • 17. How are the three human heads arranged?
A) Left to right in age progression
B) Random placement
C) In a circular formation
D) Vertically stacked
  • 18. Which art historian famously interpreted this painting's symbolism?
A) Kenneth Clark
B) Giorgio Vasari
C) Erwin Panofsky
D) Bernard Berenson
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