Flashcards
Vincent van Gogh
When was Vincent Van Gogh born?
March 30, 1854
March 30, 1853
May 30, 1854
May 30, 1853
What is the title of the painting?
the starry night
The Starry Night
What is the title of the painting?
1. The Starry Night
2. the starry night
What was the profession of Vincent van Gogh's father?
Doctor
Clergy
Pharmacist
Lawyer
What was the name of Vincent's brother, who was an art dealer?
Ruben
Sven
Lars
Theo
How old was Vincent van Gogh when he died?
37
35
36
38
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
His brother
Other artists
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?
Etten
Nuenen
Paris
Arles
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?
He was physically handicapped
None of the above
Seizures
He was deaf
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 ____________.
Frans Hals
Rembrandt
Jan Vermeer
Hieronymus Bosch
The painting was painted in 1890. It's Portrait of ___________. In 1990, the painting received $82.5 million at auction.
An Old Man with Beard
Alexander Reid
Doctor Gachet
Theo
Put in correct order. From the earliest to the oldest.
Fishing in the Spring
The Potato Eaters
The Ballroom at Arles
F627 Auto-portrait
Put in correct order. From the earliest to the oldest.
1. The Potato Eaters
2. Fishing in the Spring
3. The Ballroom at Arles
4. F627 Auto-portrait
What's a name of the girl, that van Gogh painted in 1882?
Tess
Sien
Sophie
Mila
Vincent cut off his ear after an argument with _____________.
Paul Cezanne
Theo van Gogh
Paul Gauguin
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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?
Luminism
Proto Renaissance
Japanese printmaking
Mosan Art
Vincent van Gogh shot himself in the chest with a 7mm revolver. He died ____ hours after the incident.
30
2
10
24