National Gallery of Art
Today you will be visiting the National Gallery of Art via the Internet. Before you go on your “trip” you have must read through the questions below. For each question you answer correctly, you will earn a point. The student with the most points will be named, “The Art Master”, and millions and millions of people will look upon you and your research skills as a true masterpiece! Good luck and happy hunting! Click on the graphic of the painter to be taken to the National Gallery of Art web site.
(http://www.nga.gov/)
1. What did Monet intend to show in his painting “Woman with a Parasol?”
2. What other character is shown in Roy Lichtenstein’s painting, “Look Mickey?”
3. What do the two black lines represent in Wassily Kandinsky’s painting “Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle)?”
4. Who is the person in Chuck Close’s artwork titled, “Fanny?” How did Close create this work of art?
5. What type of dance is depicted in Edgar Degas’ work titled “The Dance?”
6. What painting was considered by many to be one of Rembrandt’s greatest creations?
7. What is shown in Horace Pippin’s painting, “Interior?”
8. What is being depicted in Winslow Homer’s “Mending the Nets?”
9. What colors did Piet Mondrian use in “Tableau IV?”
10. Picasso painted a piece called “Family of Saltimbanques.” What does Saltimbanques mean?