What is the original Spanish title of the painting?
Answer
La persistencia de la memoria
16373 Hard Trivia Questions
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What specific geological feature is shown in the background?
Answer
Cape Creus
Who donated 'The Persistence of Memory' to MoMA in 1934?
Answer
Anonymous donor
What architectural alteration in 1652 damaged the lower part of The Last Supper?
Answer
a door was cut through the wall
Who performed the first recorded restoration of The Last Supper in 1726?
Answer
Michelangelo Bellotti
Who led the major restoration of The Last Supper completed in 1999?
Answer
Pinin Brambilla Barcilon
During which war was The Last Supper damaged by a bomb explosion?
Answer
World War II
What experimental technique caused rapid deterioration of The Last Supper?
Answer
Painting on dry plaster
What is the title of Dondi's famous 1981 subway mural featuring a skeleton band?
Answer
Children of the Grave
What is the real name of the graffiti artist known as 'Dondi'?
Answer
Donald Joseph White
Which Brazilian artist holds the Guinness World Record for largest graffiti mural?
Answer
Eduardo Kobra
Which federal law did the 5Pointz artists invoke to win their $6.7 million lawsuit?
Answer
Visual Artists Rights Act
What is the name of the Banksy artwork that sold for £18.6 million in 2021?
Answer
Love is in the Bin
Who restored 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' in 1994?
Answer
Jorgen Wadum
Who rediscovered Vermeer's work in the 19th century, including 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'?
Answer
Théophile Thoré-Bürger
What was the painting's previous common title before 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'?
Answer
Girl with a Turban
What natural pigment was used for the blue turban?
Answer
Ultramarine
Which critic first used the term 'Minimal Art' in a 1965 essay?
Answer
Richard Wollheim
Which central panel is the last in chronological order (closest to the entrance)?
Answer
The Drunkenness of Noah
Who was the chief restorer of the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the 1980s?
Answer
Gianluigi Colalucci
What chemical compound was used in the 1980s restoration to clean the ceiling?
Answer
Ammonium bicarbonate
Approximately how many square meters of fresco are on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Answer
500 square meters
On what exact date was the Sistine Chapel ceiling unveiled?
Answer
November 1, 1512
What is the name of the artist who originally painted the starry sky ceiling?
Answer
Piermatteo d'Amelia
Which alternative version of the Mona Lisa is believed by some to be an earlier work by Leonardo?
Answer
Isleworth Mona Lisa
What was the insured value of the Mona Lisa in 1962?
Answer
$100 million
From which palace was the Mona Lisa moved to the Louvre in 1797?
Answer
Palace of Versailles
Which artist created a famous parody of the Mona Lisa with a mustache?
Answer
Marcel Duchamp
During World War II, to which French castle was the Mona Lisa evacuated?
Answer
Château de Chambord
What is the inventory number of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre?
Answer
INV 779
Which painting by Franz Kline sold for $20.6 million at Christie's in 2012?
Answer
Number 2, 1951
What are Ad Reinhardt's final black paintings called?
Answer
Ultimate paintings
Who was the youngest of the first-generation Abstract Expressionist painters?
Answer
Robert Motherwell