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Under the Horse Chestnut Tree, at and by Mary Cassatt
Contributed by: Morrison
  • 1. What is the main subject matter typically featured in Mary Cassatt's work?
A) Historical events
B) Still life
C) Women and children
D) Landscapes
  • 2. Which art movement was Mary Cassatt most associated with?
A) Impressionism
B) Cubism
C) Renaissance
D) Surrealism
  • 3. What nationality was Mary Cassatt?
A) American
B) French
C) Italian
D) British
  • 4. In which country did Mary Cassatt spend most of her professional career?
A) France
B) England
C) Italy
D) United States
  • 5. What relationship is often depicted between the figures in 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree'?
A) Mother and child
B) Friends
C) Teacher and student
D) Sisters
  • 6. Which prominent Impressionist artist was Cassatt's close friend and mentor?
A) Claude Monet
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Edgar Degas
D) Édouard Manet
  • 7. What type of setting is depicted in 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree'?
A) City street
B) Indoor parlor
C) Outdoor garden
D) Beach scene
  • 8. How did Cassatt's gender affect her artistic career?
A) Prevented her from exhibiting
B) Made her more popular
C) Limited her subject matter
D) Had no impact
  • 9. What artistic quality characterizes Cassatt's depiction of fabrics?
A) Textural richness
B) Geometric patterns
C) Monochrome treatment
D) Transparent layers
  • 10. What makes Cassatt's perspective unique in Impressionism?
A) Use of photography
B) Female viewpoint
C) Political commentary
D) Abstract elements
  • 11. Who painted 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree'?
A) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
B) Mary Cassatt
C) Claude Monet
D) Edgar Degas
  • 12. In what decade was 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree' created?
A) 1890s
B) 1870s
C) 1910s
D) 1850s
  • 13. What artistic technique is evident in Cassatt's pastel work?
A) Layered blending
B) Pointillism
C) Hard-edge painting
D) Trompe-l'œil
  • 14. What type of tree is featured in the title?
A) Horse chestnut
B) Oak
C) Willow
D) Maple
  • 15. How does Cassatt typically depict children in her works?
A) As miniature adults
B) As mythological beings
C) As natural individuals
D) As symbolic figures
  • 16. What influenced Cassatt's compositional style?
A) Greek sculpture
B) Egyptian hieroglyphs
C) Japanese prints
D) Roman mosaics
  • 17. What art organization did Cassatt exhibit with in Paris?
A) Académie des Beaux-Arts
B) Impressionists
C) Salon de Paris
D) Fauvists
  • 18. What type of brushwork characterizes Impressionist works?
A) Visible, loose strokes
B) Thick impasto only
C) Smooth, blended surfaces
D) Precise, detailed lines
  • 19. How did Cassatt's gender affect her subject matter?
A) Focused on women's lives
B) Painted only men
C) Created only abstracts
D) Avoided human figures
  • 20. What theme is central to Cassatt's body of work?
A) Religious iconography
B) Mythological stories
C) Political commentary
D) Modern womanhood
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