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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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When was Renoir born?
1842
1841
1844
1843
1841
What is the title of the painting?
Hera
Demeter
Aphrodite
Diana
Diana
Which word best describes Renoir's style?
Flat
Simple
Realistic
Vibrant
Vibrant
He worked in a ceramics factory as a young boy.
False
True
True
Renoir was a painter of which school of art?
Expressionism
Impressionism
Realism
Surrealism
Impressionism
Where is La Grenouillere located? In which museum?
Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris, France
Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden
Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France
Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden
Renoir and ________ formed a close partnership throughout their careers, and the two even painted the same scenes together.
Cézanne
Sisley
Monet
Degas
Monet
What year did Renoir travel to Algeria for the first time?
In 1892
In 1884
In 1881
In 1891
In 1881
On 15 January 1882, Renoir met the composer at his home in Palermo, Sicily. He painted his portrait in 35 minutes. Whose portrait is it?
Johannes Brahms
Claude Debussy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Most of his works executed from 1883 to 1884 on are so marked by a new discipline that art historians have grouped them under the title the “Ingres” period. What is the other name of the period? More than one correct answer.
Pearly Period
Harsh Period
Dry Period
Expressive Period
Harsh Period
Dry Period
In Renoir's later years he suffered terribly from a certain disability. What was that?
Heart arrhythmia
Parkinson's disease
Tuberculosis
Rheumatism
Rheumatism
What's the title of the painting?
Portrait of the couple Degas
Portrait of the couple Cézanne
Portrait of the couple Sisley
Portrait of the couple Monet
Portrait of the couple Sisley
When did Renoir marry almost 20 years younger Aline Victorine Charigot?
1896
1892
1890
1894
1890
The Renoirs had three sons. Match the pairs.
Pierre
A film actor
Jean
A filmmaker
Claude
A ceramic artist
The painting "Girls at the Piano" comes from ______________ period.
Later Years
Association With The Impressionists
Early Years
Rejection Of Impressionism
Later Years