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