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7 fact-checked facts about art history, famous artworks and artistic techniques, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

AnswerLeonardo da Vinci

Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa in the early 1500s.

Who painted 'The Starry Night'?

AnswerVincent van Gogh

Van Gogh painted it in 1889.

Going deeper

Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

AnswerMichelangelo

Michelangelo painted the ceiling between 1508 and 1512.

Which art movement took its name from Monet's 'Impression, Sunrise'?

AnswerImpressionism

A critic mocked the title, and the name stuck.

Which Norwegian artist painted 'The Scream'?

AnswerEdvard Munch

Munch created The Scream in 1893.

Expert level

Which painter pioneered pointillism?

AnswerGeorges Seurat

Seurat built images from small dots of color.

Picasso's 'Guernica' is displayed in which Madrid museum?

AnswerMuseo Reina Sofía

Guernica has been at the Reina Sofía since 1992.

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