What was the original subject planned for the Sistine Chapel ceiling before Michelangelo changed it?
Answer
The Twelve Apostles
34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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On what date did Michelangelo die?
Answer
February 18, 1564
What is the name of Michelangelo's earliest known marble relief?
Answer
Madonna of the Stairs
Which museum in Florence houses Michelangelo's early marble relief 'Madonna of the Stairs'?
Answer
Casa Buonarroti
Who completed the dome of St. Peter's Basilica after Michelangelo's death?
Answer
Giacomo della Porta
In which museum is Michelangelo's unfinished sculpture 'The Deposition' (Florentine Pietà) located?
Answer
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Which saint's flayed skin in The Last Judgment is believed to be Michelangelo's self-portrait?
Answer
Saint Bartholomew
Who commissioned Michelangelo's fresco 'The Last Judgment'?
Answer
Pope Paul III
What is the title of Michelangelo's earliest known painting?
Answer
The Torment of Saint Anthony
What was the medium of Goya's 'The Third of May 1808'?
Answer
Oil on canvas
Which American Romantic painter is known for 'The Heart of the Andes'?
Answer
Frederic Edwin Church
What is the name of the ship in Turner's 'The Fighting Temeraire'?
Answer
HMS Temeraire
Which painting by Caspar David Friedrich shows two men gazing at a crescent moon?
Answer
Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Which French Romantic sculptor is known for his animal sculptures?
Answer
Antoine-Louis Barye
In which museum is J.M.W. Turner's 'The Fighting Temeraire' housed?
Answer
National Gallery, London
Which British Romantic painter created 'The Great Day of His Wrath'?
Answer
John Martin
Which museum in Los Angeles holds Van Gogh's 'Irises'?
Answer
J. Paul Getty Museum
In which museum in Paris is Van Gogh's 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet' located?
Answer
Musée d'Orsay
In which cemetery is Vincent van Gogh buried?
Answer
Auvers-sur-Oise cemetery
In what year did Van Gogh move to Arles?
Answer
1888
Which painting by Van Gogh depicts a view of the sea at Scheveningen?
Answer
View of the Sea at Scheveningen
Which month in 1888 did Van Gogh cut off his ear?
Answer
December
Which Baroque painter created the dome fresco of the Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome?
Answer
Giovanni Lanfranco
Which Baroque architect designed the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice?
Answer
Baldassarre Longhena
Which Spanish Baroque painter painted 'The Rokeby Venus'?
Answer
Diego Velázquez
What is the title of Picasso's 1897 painting that won a gold medal?
Answer
Science and Charity
What museum was Picasso appointed honorary director of in 1936?
Answer
Prado Museum
At which world's fair was Guernica first exhibited?
Answer
1937 Paris Exposition
What was the original title of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?
Answer
Le Bordel d'Avignon
Which friend's suicide influenced Picasso's Blue Period?
Answer
Carlos Casagemas
Who was the first art dealer to exhibit Picasso in Paris?
Answer
Ambroise Vollard
Which city hosted the 1976 Winter Olympics?
Answer
Innsbruck
Which country topped the gold medal tally at the 1908 Summer Olympics?
Answer
Great Britain
What was the name of the first Winter Olympic Games host city?
Answer
Chamonix
What was the name of Queen's 1992 tribute concert?
Answer
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert