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Congratulations to Josie Kelsh who was the winner of Quiz #00015.

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Challenge Quiz
Quizzes that receive no correct entries after 3 weeks are placed in the challenge quiz section.

Current Challenge Quizzes

Q#00017

Q#00018

Q#00020

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Each week The Worldwide Art Gallery runs an art quiz for those who would like to test their knowledge of topics relating to art. Many of the answers can be found in the Art Education and Did You Know sections of this site. Others can be found using our Art Directory or Search the Web facility.

The prize will be given for the first correct entry drawn. If you wish to enter, fill in the form below. Your answers must be received before Saturday midnight (Australian EST). Correct answers and winner's name will be published the following week when the new quiz is posted.

In the event no correct entries being received, the quiz will be posted the following week with the same closing day (Saturday midnight (Australian EST)). If there are still no correct entries received the quiz will be posted for a third and final week. Quizzes will be labeled by number and week. Quizzes that receive no correct entries after this three week period will be placed in the challenge quiz section for those who feel they would like to try for a bonus prize.

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Q#00017 - Challenge Quiz

Q1: Woman Descending the Staircase series (1965), is painted by German contemporary artist Gerhard Richter and now hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago. Richter's work refers back to another famous painting from 1912 in which the subject is also descending a staircase. What is the title of this 1912 work and who was the artist?

Q2: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth holds a statue from the late 8th - early 9th century of the Standing Muitreya Bodhisattra. What feature of the statue's arms is noticeably different than that of the normal human form?

Q3:The Bridge at Narni was painted in 1827 by who?

Q4:This most ancient manifestation of the art instinct of humanity is found in the very earliest relics of every nation as well as being popular as a contemporary art form. It is _ _ o _ - _ a _ _ _ _ _ . (please supply the missing letters)

Q5:Paul Signac (1863 - 1935) was one of a group who joined Seurat under the banner of Neo-Impressionism. What is the name of his famous text of 1898 in which he outlined a distinguished pedigree for the progress of colour theory and practice in the 19th century?

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Please provide the Title, Date & Artist of this painting of which only a portion is shown.

Q7:Name the painting by Sir John Longstaff (1862 - 1941) that was painted in 1907, measured 282 x 420.5cm and is one of the largest Australian works in any Australian state gallery collection?

Q8:Lucien is to Camille Pissarro as who is to Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Q9:Australian artist Arthur Boyd (1920 - 1999) had two sisters, one of them married twice. Both marriages were to now famous Australian painters. Who was this lady and who were the two painters she married?

Q10:Which Italian sculptor (c.1220 -1284) is thought to have been trained in the Italian workshops of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick II? One of his best known works are carved reliefs for the pulpit of the Pisa Baptistery.

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