Degas & The Ballerinas
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This quiz introduces the life of French impressionist painter Edgar Degas.
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Q.1)
Edgar Degas (1834-1917), a French impressionist painter, is perhaps best known for his paintings, drawings and bronzes of ________________ and of race horses.
A.
landscape
B.
still-life
C.
ballerinas
Q.2)
Degas spent 5 years in Italy, studying Italian art, especially Renaissance works.
A.
True
B.
False
Q.3)
Returning to Paris in 1859, he combined _________________ styles in his paintings.
A.
Renaissance and classical
B.
classical and romantic
C.
romantic and contemporary
Q.4)
In the early 1870s the __________________ became his favorite theme.
A.
landscape
B.
theatrical scenes and portraits
C.
ballerinas
Q.5)
Degas sketched from a live model in his studio and combined poses into groupings to depict ballerinas on and off stage. "On and off stage" means ________________ .
A.
performing or rehearsing on stage
B.
resting or waiting for performances back stage
C.
both of the above
Q.6)
After 1880, _________________ became Degas's preferred medium.
A.
oil painting
B.
pastel
C.
water color
Q.7)
As his eyesight failed after he exhibited a sculpture "Little Dancer" in 1881, Degas relied on his sense of touch to model wax sculptures of dancers and horses.
A.
True
B.
False
Q.8)
Degas's sculptures were cast in bronze only ______________ his death.
A.
before
B.
after
