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2020-08-31

What was the name of the artist who painted the Mona Lisa?

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2019-04-25

The artist Vincent Van Gogh cut off which of his own body parts?

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2019-04-25

Van Gogh famously painted what plants?

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2019-04-25

Vincent Van Gogh came from which country?

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2019-04-25

Which artist famously cut his own ear off?

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2019-04-25

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

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2019-04-12

What nationality was the famous surrealist Salvador Dali?

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2019-04-12

Which famous artist famoulsy lived in Tahiti for much of his later life?

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2019-04-12

Which painter famously only sold one painting in his lifetime entitled "The Red Vineyard"?

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2019-04-12

Which contemporary artist wrapped up the Reichstag in Berlin with 100,000 m2 of polypropylene fabric in the summer of 1995?

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2019-04-12

The Uffizien Gallery, a feast for the eyes for lovers of Renaissance paintings, is located in which city?

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2019-04-12

In which city is the famous Prado museum?

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2019-04-12

The Cathedral of our Lady in Antwerp contains four masterpieces depicting Biblical scenes by which famous Baroque painter?

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2019-03-29

George Stubbs is most remembered for his paintings depicting which animal?

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2019-03-26

What classic play by Arthur Miller features a character named Giles Corey and his memorable last words "more weight"?

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2019-03-26

The name of the Italian opera house La Scala means what in English?

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2019-03-26

The term "provenance" is used in the art world to refer to a painting's what?

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2019-03-26

What artist is known for his groundbreaking "drip" method of painting?

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2019-03-26

What famous painter once receieved a scathing 1949 review describing his artwork as "a mop of tangled hair"?

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2019-03-19

The practice of performing in public places for tips and gratuities is known as what?

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2019-03-19

Sugar magnate Henry Tate is the founder and namesake of a noted and modern art gallery located in what city?

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2019-03-19

The Van Gogh Museum is a popular destination for art lovers visiting what European capital?

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2019-03-19

What artist's famous sketch, "The Vitruvian Man", is said to depict the ideal proportions of the male body?

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2019-03-19

The Broadway musical "Spamalot" is a stage adaptation of what classic movie comedy?

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2019-03-19

What artist painted his young daughter in his works "Paloma with an Orange" and "Paloma in Blue?"

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2019-03-19

What Broadway musical is largely set in a seedy nightclub called the Kit Kat Klub?

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2019-03-19

Usually referred to by his first name, the Renaissance artist Michelangelo had what surname?

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2019-03-19

The first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize, "Of Thee I Sing" takes its title from a lyric in what patriotic song?

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2019-03-19

Painted in 1893, the famous Edvard Munch painting "The Scream" depicts an organized figure holding his hands where?

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2019-03-19

Requiring considerable skill and experience, "throwing" is a technique used in what artistic medium?

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2019-03-19

The Dutch painter Vermeer is perhaps most famous for his portrait called "Girl with a" what?

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2019-03-19

The Broadway musical "American Idiot" is a stage adaptation of a popular album by what band?

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2019-03-19

What Broadway musical is subtitled "The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical"?

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2019-03-07

Substituting basketball for battle, the musical Lysistrata Jones is an adaptation of an ancient Greek play by whom?

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2019-03-07

The house in the background of the painting "American Gothic" stood in the artist's home state of what?

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2019-03-07

What Broadway musical features the song "Food, Glorious Food"?

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2019-03-07

What Tony-winning Broadway musical features a cast of risque, R-rated puppets?

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2019-03-07

What Broadway musical features the extravagant song-and-dance number "Springtime for Hitler"?

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2019-03-07

Traditionally, which of these professionals is most likely to wear a skirt made of tulle?

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2019-03-07

Still popular today, C.M. Coolidge's famous paintings of dogs playing poker were originally advertisements for what?

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2019-03-07

What does the "E" stand for in "NEA", the government agency that provides funding for the arts?

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2019-03-07

Seen in many still life paintings, a ewer is a decorative type of what household object?

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2019-03-07

Pointillism, a painting technique involving tiny dots of color, was pioneered by what French artist?

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2019-03-07

What Broadway musical spawned an unsuccessful 1990 sequel titled "Miss Hannigan's Revenge"?

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2019-03-07

The 1954 work "Flag" was the first in a famous series of paintings by what American artist?

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2019-03-07

The Enlightenment was an 18th century movement also commonly known as the "Age of " what?

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2019-03-07

Perhaps putting her classical music training to use, who composed the music for the 2011 Broadway play "Stick Fly"?

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2019-03-07

The musical "Camelot", which debuted on Broadway in 1960, features what legendary figure as the lead role?

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2013-12-04

The oil-on-canvas 'Three Studies of Lucian Freud' was sold at an auction in London in November 2013 for the highest price ever for a work of art. Who is the artist behind the painting?

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2013-11-12

It was in 2013 determined that a previously secret art collection of about 1500 works contained art stolen by the Nazis before and during World War II. In which city was the art collection discovered?

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