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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, by Georges Seurat - Quiz
Contributed by: Warner
  • 1. Who painted 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'?
A) Paul Cézanne
B) Claude Monet
C) Georges Seurat
D) Vincent van Gogh
  • 2. What year was 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' completed?
A) 1886
B) 1906
C) 1896
D) 1876
  • 3. What artistic technique did Seurat pioneer in this painting?
A) Fauvism
B) Impressionism
C) Pointillism
D) Cubism
  • 4. Where is the island of La Grande Jatte located?
A) In the English Channel
B) In the Rhône River
C) In the Seine River near Paris
D) In the Mediterranean Sea
  • 5. Where is the painting currently housed?
A) Musée d'Orsay
B) Metropolitan Museum of Art
C) Louvre Museum
D) Art Institute of Chicago
  • 6. How long did it take Seurat to complete this painting?
A) One year
B) Two years
C) Five years
D) Six months
  • 7. What art movement is this painting associated with?
A) Baroque
B) Romanticism
C) Neo-Impressionism
D) Renaissance
  • 8. What is the French title of the painting?
A) Les nymphéas
B) La nuit étoilée
C) Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte
D) Le déjeuner sur l'herbe
  • 9. What scientific theory influenced Seurat's technique?
A) Quantum mechanics
B) Theory of relativity
C) Evolutionary theory
D) Color theory
  • 10. Which famous musical was inspired by this painting?
A) Les Misérables
B) The Phantom of the Opera
C) West Side Story
D) Sunday in the Park with George
  • 11. How did Seurat create the illusion of form and light?
A) Using small dots of pure color
B) Using gold leaf
C) Using heavy brushstrokes
D) Using chiaroscuro
  • 12. What was unusual about Seurat's artistic process for this work?
A) He used only three colors
B) He made numerous preparatory studies
C) He painted it in one sitting
D) He painted it outdoors only at night
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