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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat - Test
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  • 1. Who painted 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'?
A) Claude Monet
B) Paul Cézanne
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Georges Seurat
  • 2. In what year was 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' completed?
A) 1886
B) 1876
C) 1906
D) 1896
  • 3. What artistic technique did Seurat pioneer in this painting?
A) Fauvism
B) Impressionism
C) Cubism
D) Pointillism
  • 4. Where is the island of La Grande Jatte located?
A) Paris, France
B) Rome, Italy
C) London, England
D) Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 5. In which river is the Island of La Grande Jatte situated?
A) Thames
B) Danube
C) Rhine
D) Seine
  • 6. What is the primary method of applying paint in Pointillism?
A) Broad brush strokes
B) Palette knife application
C) Spray painting
D) Small dots of pure color
  • 7. Where is the painting currently housed?
A) National Gallery, London
B) Louvre Museum
C) Metropolitan Museum of Art
D) Art Institute of Chicago
  • 8. How long did it take Seurat to complete this painting?
A) Two years
B) One year
C) Six months
D) Five years
  • 9. What scientific theory influenced Seurat's color technique?
A) Color theory
B) Quantum mechanics
C) Evolutionary theory
D) Theory of relativity
  • 10. What season is depicted in the painting?
A) Winter
B) Summer
C) Autumn
D) Spring
  • 11. What is the French term for the painting technique Seurat used?
A) Surréalisme
B) Pointillisme
C) Impressionnisme
D) Cubisme
  • 12. What is the English translation of the painting's French title?
A) Sunday Picnic at the Park
B) A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
C) Afternoon by the River
D) Sunday on the Grand Island
  • 13. What artistic element creates the illusion of blended colors in Pointillism?
A) Chemical reaction
B) Optical mixing
C) Digital processing
D) Physical mixing
  • 14. Which famous musical was inspired by this painting?
A) Les Misérables
B) Cats
C) Sunday in the Park with George
D) The Phantom of the Opera
  • 15. What is the dominant color scheme of the painting?
A) Warm greens and yellows
B) Primary reds and blues
C) Cool blues and grays
D) Monochromatic black and white
  • 16. Which art critic championed Seurat's work?
A) Félix Fénéon
B) John Ruskin
C) Harold Rosenberg
D) Clement Greenberg
  • 17. How does the painting's composition guide the viewer's eye?
A) Circular patterns only
B) Random placement
C) Single focal point
D) Diagonal lines and repeated forms
  • 18. How did Seurat's technique differ from Impressionism?
A) Faster painting method
B) Use of only primary colors
C) More systematic and scientific approach
D) Abstract representation
  • 19. In which decade was this painting completed?
A) 1870s
B) 1860s
C) 1880s
D) 1890s
  • 20. What art movement is this painting associated with?
A) Expressionism
B) Baroque
C) Neo-Impressionism
D) Surrealism
  • 21. What type of paint did Seurat use for this work?
A) Watercolor
B) Tempera
C) Acrylic
D) Oil paint
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