Which museum houses the Mona Lisa?
AnswerThe Louvre
The Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
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The basics
In traditional painters' colour theory, which are the three primary colours?
AnswerRed, yellow and blue
Traditional painting theory treats red, yellow and blue as primaries that mix to make other colours.
Going deeper
What is a fresco?
AnswerPainting on fresh, wet plaster
In true fresco, pigments bind into the plaster as it dries, becoming part of the wall.
The Impressionist movement was named after a painting by which artist?
AnswerClaude Monet
A critic mocked Monet's 'Impression, Sunrise', and the name Impressionism stuck.
Pointillism, painting with small dots of colour, is most associated with which artist?
AnswerGeorges Seurat
Seurat developed pointillism in the 1880s, as in 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'.
Expert level
What is chiaroscuro?
AnswerStrong contrast between light and dark
Chiaroscuro, Italian for 'light-dark', models form through bold light and shadow.
Roughly how old are the Lascaux cave paintings in France?
AnswerAbout 17,000 years
The Lascaux paintings of horses, deer and bulls date to around 17,000 years ago.
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