January 04, 2008

Quiz: Famous or unknown artist?

View a painting and decide whether it was created by a famous artist or an unknown artist. I was a lucky guesser and only missed one, but learning who the "unknown" artists were was the best part. Take the quiz here.

13 comments:

  1. RosJanuary 4, 2008 at 10:56 AM

    That's a great quiz. I did very poorly but it was still fascinating.

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  2. Hyena In PetticoatsJanuary 4, 2008 at 12:01 PM

    I tell you what, ten years at art school has REALLY paid off for me!

    I only got the first one wrong, but before I clicked on unknown artist I thought; 'it could be a cezanne' !!

    I wasn't expecting the unknowns to be people famous for other things though.....

    Good quiz - thanks for the link!

    Leah xx

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2008 at 2:22 PM

    wow. who woulda thought?

    i love your site and nearly died from boredom over the holidays while you were away. thanks for coming back! :)

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  4. LoriJanuary 4, 2008 at 11:47 PM

    I got one wrong, which I can't believe! Seeing who the "unknown" artists are is interesting! Thanks for the interesting link

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  5. Meg BlockerJanuary 5, 2008 at 10:29 AM

    100%! And only one art history class under my belt.

    Looks like Eisenhower took classes with Bob Ross... ;-)

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  6. Jessica JonesJanuary 5, 2008 at 11:44 AM

    Or maybe it's the other way around!

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  7. RedshoesJanuary 7, 2008 at 9:41 AM

    Famous... Monet? lol

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2008 at 12:57 PM

    Wow!I had a 75% right score!

    Didn 't attend artschool for nothing;)

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  9. LaurieJanuary 7, 2008 at 4:26 PM

    There's an arts college in my city that takes this idea one step further - a mystery art auction! You have no idea who the artist is until you win the piece. It may be someone famous, or it may be a student. Either way, lots of fantastic art.

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  10. UnknownJanuary 9, 2008 at 12:25 AM

    See also Art or Crap, a quiz at Modesty Panel.

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  11. Jessica JonesJanuary 9, 2008 at 8:14 PM

    Oh yeah, that's a fun one. I posted about that awhile back. I love it.

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  12. RenaeJanuary 15, 2008 at 2:24 PM

    Wow, I also only missed one...I had no idea I was so good. Hee hee. I also didn't expect the the unknowns were "known" but for other things entirely. For instance, I had no idea about Hitler.

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  13. smalltownmeFebruary 11, 2008 at 5:42 PM

    100% and I've never taken art history! [patting myself on the back]

    Love your website!

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