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The Magpie, by Claude Monet
Contributed by: Forster
  • 1. Who painted 'The Magpie'?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Édouard Manet
D) Claude Monet
  • 2. In what year was 'The Magpie' completed?
A) 1855
B) 1882
C) 1874
D) 1869
  • 3. What artistic movement is 'The Magpie' most associated with?
A) Romanticism
B) Realism
C) Baroque
D) Impressionism
  • 4. What season is depicted in 'The Magpie'?
A) Spring
B) Winter
C) Autumn
D) Summer
  • 5. What building is partially visible in the background?
A) A farmhouse
B) A windmill
C) A castle
D) A church
  • 6. Where is 'The Magpie' currently housed?
A) Musée d'Orsay, Paris
B) Metropolitan Museum, New York
C) Louvre Museum, Paris
D) National Gallery, London
  • 7. What is notable about the painting's initial reception?
A) It was destroyed by critics
B) It was rejected by the Paris Salon
C) It won first prize
D) It was immediately purchased by the state
  • 8. What technique did Monet use to capture light effects on snow?
A) Glazing
B) Pointillism
C) Smooth blending
D) Broken color brushstrokes
  • 9. How does Monet create a sense of depth in the painting?
A) Size exaggeration
B) Atmospheric perspective
C) Linear perspective only
D) Overlapping figures
  • 10. How many magpies are visible in the painting?
A) None
B) Two
C) One
D) Three
  • 11. What time of day is suggested by the lighting?
A) Midday
B) Sunset
C) Night
D) Sunrise
  • 12. What was Monet's financial situation when painting 'The Magpie'?
A) Struggling financially
B) Government sponsored
C) Wealthy and established
D) Recently inherited fortune
  • 13. What other Impressionist painter was working with Monet at this time?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Paul Gauguin
C) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
D) Paul Cézanne
  • 14. What is the painting's French title?
A) Le Corbeau
B) L'Oiseau
C) La Pie
D) La Neige
  • 15. What type of light effect was Monet primarily trying to capture in this painting?
A) Moonlight
B) Sunlight on snow
C) Streetlamp light
D) Candlelight
  • 16. In which French region was this painting created?
A) Normandy
B) Paris
C) Provence
D) Brittany
  • 17. What creates the visual contrast in the painting?
A) A red apple on a tree
B) The dark magpie against white snow
C) A blue door on a yellow wall
D) A bright sun in a dark sky
  • 18. What time of day does the lighting in the painting suggest?
A) Night
B) Morning
C) Noon
D) Afternoon
  • 19. How does the magpie function in the composition?
A) As part of a flock
B) As a symbolic centerpiece
C) As background detail
D) As a focal point
  • 20. What was innovative about Monet's depiction of shadows in this painting?
A) They are completely absent
B) They are exaggeratedly long
C) They are painted in pure black
D) They are colored rather than gray
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