Quiz  /  Symbolism

  • 1. 
    When did the Symbolism art movement take place?

  • Late 1800s to early 1900s
  • Mid 1600s
  • 1200s
  • Late 1400s to early 1500s

  • 2. 
    In what country did the Symbolism art movement begin?

  • United States
  • Spain
  • France
  • Netherlands

  • 3. 
    What was a characteristic of the Symbolism art movement?

  • Artists would give their subject deep meanings
  • Artists used metaphors rather than real life to represent something
  • All of the above
  • A wide variety of subjects

  • 4. 
    What Norwegian artist is famous for painting 'The Scream'?

  • Edvard Munch
  • Hugo Simberg
  • Gustave Klimt
  • Vilhelm Hammershoi

  • 5. 
    What Russian Symbolist painter was known for painting both historical and mythological subjects?

  • Vilhelm Hammershoi
  • Victor Vasnetsov
  • Gustave Klimt
  • Hugo Simberg

  • 6. 
    What Finnish painter is famous for painting 'The Wounded Angel'?

  • Edvard Munch
  • Vilhelm Hammershoi
  • Gustave Klimt
  • Hugo Simberg

  • 7. 
    What Danish painter painted 'Ida Reading a Letter' and is known for symbolist portraits and stark interiors?

  • Hugo Simberg
  • Vilhelm Hammershoi
  • Edvard Munch
  • Gustave Klimt

  • 8. 
    What Austrian painter is known for 'The Kiss' and two portraits of Adele Bloch-Bauer?

  • Gustave Klimt
  • Hugo Simberg
  • Edvard Munch
  • Vilhelm Hammershoi

  • 9. 
    True or False: Symbolist painters would often make the meaning of the work obscure and leave it open to interpretation.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 10. 
    What future art movements did Symbolism influence?

  • Expressionism and Surrealism
  • Renaissance and Baroque
  • Realism and Romanticism
  • Abstract and Pop Art
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