QUIZ: Time for Some Christmas Art!
Jimena Escoto 27 December 2025
The Art of Painting, 1668, Kunsthistorische Museum, Vienna, Austria. Detail.
Extravagance, drama and elaborate details best describe the Baroque—dominant style in European art spanning from the 1600s to mid-1700s. Baroque art broke away from the order and balance of the Renaissance, and stepped into movement, emotion and grandeur. It was a time of bold personal expression! However, art still often carried strong religious and political messages.
Now that we refreshed our memory on what makes Baroque painting so intriguing and special, it’s time to test your knowledge in a quiz! Can you recognize Baroque artists and their masterpieces?
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What is the name of the famous Spanish Baroque painter who began his career capturing people and everyday life with great realism, and later became the court painter for King Philip IV?
An Old Woman Cooking Eggs, 1618, Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, UK.
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History of art graduate and enthusiastic appreciator of anything art and culture-related. Currently very interested in Catalan Modernism and Postmodernism, Surrealist artist-designer Elsa Schiaparelli, and 15th-century Florentine art.
