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A Boy with a Flying Squirrel, by John Singleton Copley
Contributed by: Warner
  • 1. Who painted 'A Boy with a Flying Squirrel'?
A) Thomas Gainsborough
B) Gilbert Stuart
C) Benjamin West
D) John Singleton Copley
  • 2. What is the medium of 'A Boy with a Flying Squirrel'?
A) Watercolor on paper
B) Tempera on wood
C) Oil on canvas
D) Charcoal on paper
  • 3. Who is the boy depicted in the painting?
A) Henry Pelham
B) John Hancock
C) Samuel Adams
D) Paul Revere
  • 4. What type of squirrel is featured in the painting?
A) Gray squirrel
B) Red squirrel
C) Flying squirrel
D) Fox squirrel
  • 5. Where is this painting currently housed?
A) Metropolitan Museum of Art
B) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
C) National Gallery, London
D) Louvre Museum
  • 6. What artistic style does this painting represent?
A) Impressionism
B) Baroque
C) Romanticism
D) American Colonial
  • 7. What is the background of the painting?
A) Room interior
B) Landscape view
C) Dark and plain
D) Cityscape
  • 8. What was Copley's primary location when he painted this work?
A) Boston
B) London
C) New York
D) Philadelphia
  • 9. What animal family does the flying squirrel belong to?
A) Cricetidae
B) Heteromyidae
C) Muridae
D) Sciuridae
  • 10. What was revolutionary about Copley's approach in this painting?
A) Use of new pigments
B) Political symbolism
C) American subject in European style
D) Abstract background
  • 11. How does Copley handle the reflective surfaces?
A) With impressionistic strokes
B) With minimal detail
C) With precise realism
D) With symbolic colors
  • 12. What art movement was influencing Copley during this period?
A) Expressionism
B) Rococo
C) Surrealism
D) Cubism
  • 13. What is Henry Pelham's relationship to the artist?
A) Nephew
B) Half-brother
C) Cousin
D) Son
  • 14. Why was this painting significant for Copley's career?
A) It was purchased by the king
B) It was his first commissioned work
C) It established his international reputation
D) It won a major art prize
  • 15. What notable feature shows Copley's skill with textures?
A) The squirrel's fur
B) The marble floor
C) Wood grain
D) Silk clothing
  • 16. What artistic element creates intimacy in the composition?
A) Dramatic lighting
B) Multiple figures
C) Large scale
D) Close cropping
  • 17. What type of portrait is this considered?
A) Informal portrait
B) Equestrian portrait
C) Allegorical portrait
D) State portrait
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