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Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta Appraised by Dante and Virgil, by Ary Scheffer - Quiz
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  • 1. Who painted 'Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta Appraised by Dante and Virgil'?
A) Ary Scheffer
B) Eugène Delacroix
C) William Blake
D) Dante Gabriel Rossetti
  • 2. In which part of the Divine Comedy does Francesca's story appear?
A) Paradiso
B) Purgatorio
C) Inferno
D) Vita Nuova
  • 3. Which circle of Hell are Francesca and Paolo condemned to?
A) Second Circle
B) Seventh Circle
C) First Circle
D) Third Circle
  • 4. What sin are Francesca and Paolo punished for?
A) Lust
B) Violence
C) Treachery
D) Gluttony
  • 5. How were Francesca and Paolo discovered and killed?
A) Suicide pact
B) Murdered by Francesca's husband
C) Executed publicly
D) Died in battle
  • 6. What object in the painting symbolizes their love story?
A) A sword
B) A book
C) A mirror
D) A ring
  • 7. Which literary work caused Francesca and Paolo to fall in love?
A) Tristan and Isolde
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) Story of Lancelot and Guinevere
D) Aeneas and Dido
  • 8. What artistic movement was Ary Scheffer associated with?
A) Impressionism
B) Romanticism
C) Neoclassicism
D) Realism
  • 9. In which century did Ary Scheffer paint this work?
A) 19th century
B) 17th century
C) 16th century
D) 18th century
  • 10. Who was Francesca's father?
A) Francesco da Rimini
B) Cangrande della Scala
C) Giovanni Malatesta
D) Guido da Polenta
  • 11. What year was Scheffer's painting completed?
A) 1855
B) 1870
C) 1820
D) 1835
  • 12. What technique does Scheffer use to create emotional impact?
A) Cubist fragmentation
B) Pointillism
C) Abstract expressionism
D) Dramatic chiaroscuro
  • 13. In which Italian city is the story set?
A) Venice
B) Rome
C) Florence
D) Rimini
  • 14. Which other Romantic artist was Scheffer's contemporary?
A) Claude Monet
B) Caravaggio
C) Jacques-Louis David
D) Eugène Delacroix
  • 15. Why is this painting considered significant in art history?
A) First use of oil painting
B) Started an art movement
C) Invented new painting technique
D) Exemplifies Romantic interpretation of Dante
  • 16. How does Dante react to Francesca's story in the original text?
A) He ignores her
B) He faints from pity
C) He condemns her further
D) He offers forgiveness
  • 17. Where is the original painting currently housed?
A) Metropolitan Museum
B) British Museum
C) The Louvre
D) Uffizi Gallery
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