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Barge Haulers on the Volga, by Ilya Repin
Contributed by: Forster
  • 1. Who painted 'Barge Haulers on the Volga'?
A) Ivan Aivazovsky
B) Ilya Repin
C) Vasily Surikov
D) Isaac Levitan
  • 2. In what year was 'Barge Haulers on the Volga' completed?
A) 1890
B) 1865
C) 1881
D) 1873
  • 3. What artistic movement is Repin associated with?
A) Symbolism
B) Impressionism
C) Realism
D) Cubism
  • 4. What river is depicted in the painting?
A) Volga River
B) Don River
C) Neva River
D) Dnieper River
  • 5. What are the men in the painting pulling?
A) A fishing net
B) A cart
C) A plow
D) A barge
  • 6. How many barge haulers are prominently depicted in the painting?
A) 11
B) 9
C) 13
D) 7
  • 7. What country's art museum currently houses this painting?
A) France
B) Russia
C) Germany
D) United States
  • 8. Which Russian city's museum displays this painting?
A) Saint Petersburg
B) Volgograd
C) Kazan
D) Moscow
  • 9. What is the name of the museum where the painting is displayed?
A) Tretyakov Gallery
B) Russian Museum
C) Hermitage Museum
D) Pushkin Museum
  • 10. What type of day is depicted in the painting?
A) Snowy winter day
B) Rainy autumn day
C) Foggy spring morning
D) Sunny summer day
  • 11. What was Repin's nationality?
A) Polish
B) Russian
C) Ukrainian
D) Finnish
  • 12. What artistic group did Repin help found?
A) The Jack of Diamonds
B) The Blue Rose
C) The Wanderers (Peredvizhniki)
D) World of Art
  • 13. How did Repin prepare for this painting?
A) Traveled to the Volga and lived with haulers
B) Studied ancient Greek art
C) Copied Renaissance masters
D) Worked only from photographs
  • 14. What social issue does this painting highlight?
A) Exploitation of workers
B) Religious persecution
C) Educational inequality
D) Urban pollution
  • 15. What is the dominant color scheme of the painting?
A) Pastel colors
B) Cool blues and grays
C) Monochromatic
D) Earth tones with bright accents
  • 16. What was the original Russian title of the painting?
A) Burlaki na Volge
B) Volzhskie rybaki
C) Tyazhely trud
D) Rabochi na reke
  • 17. What was the reaction to this painting when first exhibited?
A) Completely ignored
B) Universally condemned
C) Mixed, some praised its social commentary
D) Immediately declared a masterpiece
  • 18. How does Repin create depth in the composition?
A) Diagonal line of figures receding
B) Overlapping geometric shapes
C) Symmetrical arrangement
D) Single central figure
  • 19. Which famous Russian critic praised this painting?
A) Vissarion Belinsky
B) Vladimir Stasov
C) Alexander Herzen
D) Nikolai Chernyshevsky
  • 20. What aspect of the painting shows Repin's technical skill?
A) Geometric simplification
B) Abstract color fields
C) Realistic depiction of light and form
D) Surreal dream imagery
  • 21. In what century was 'Barge Haulers on the Volga' completed?
A) 20th century
B) 17th century
C) 19th century
D) 18th century
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