Flashcards
Vincent van Gogh
When was Vincent Van Gogh born?
May 30, 1853
May 30, 1854
March 30, 1853
March 30, 1854
What is the title of the painting?
the starry nightThe Starry Night
The Starry Nightthe starry night
What was the profession of Vincent van Gogh's father?
Clergy
Pharmacist
Lawyer
Doctor
What was the name of Vincent's brother, who was an art dealer?
Lars
Theo
Ruben
Sven
How old was Vincent van Gogh when he died?
38
35
36
37
He was incredibly productive as an artist, with well over 2,000 confirmed works.
True
False
With whom did van Gogh exchange frequent letters that have remained an excellent source of information to his thinking?
His wife
Other artists
His brother
His father
What is the title of the painting?
Irises
What year was it painted?
In 1889
Where did van Gogh complete The Potato Eaters?
Arles
Etten
Paris
Nuenen
Match the pairs.
Paul Gauguin's Armchair
1888
The Yellow House
Match the pairs.
The Church at Auvers
Musée d'Orsay
Match the pairs.
Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam
Which type of malady did Van Gogh suffer?
Seizures
He was physically handicapped
He was deaf
None of the above
In 1886, Vincent van Gogh attended art classes at the Amsterdam Academy.
True
False
Vincent van Gogh is generally regarded as the greatest Dutch painter since ____________.
Rembrandt
Jan Vermeer
Frans Hals
Hieronymus Bosch
The painting was painted in 1890. It's Portrait of ___________. In 1990, the painting received $82.5 million at auction.
Doctor Gachet
Alexander Reid
Theo
An Old Man with Beard
Put in correct order. From the earliest to the oldest.
F627 Auto-portraitThe Potato EatersFishing in the SpringThe Ballroom at Arles
The Potato EatersFishing in the SpringThe Ballroom at ArlesF627 Auto-portrait
What's a name of the girl, that van Gogh painted in 1882?
Mila
Sophie
Sien
Tess
Vincent cut off his ear after an argument with _____________.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Paul Cezanne
Theo van Gogh
Paul Gauguin
Van Gogh has never painted a single artwork entitled "Sunflowers." Instead, he did several renditions of the large yellow blossoms in two separate series of sunflowers, one during a stay with his brother in Paris in 1887 and another during his tenancy in Arles from 1888 to 1889.
True
False
It was one of Vincent's main sources of inspiration. What is that?
Mosan Art
Luminism
Japanese printmaking
Proto Renaissance
Vincent van Gogh shot himself in the chest with a 7mm revolver. He died ____ hours after the incident.
10
2
30
24
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