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Ganesh Pyne portrayed Banalata Sen in a 1998 mixed media work on graph paper. Raphael modeled his depiction of Plato in The School of Athens after Leonardo Da Vinci. Nandalal Bose did the illustrations for the decorative 1949 edition of the Constitution of India which took five years to complete. Hong Yi is known for "painting without a brush" using coffee mug stains to create a portrait of singer Jay Chou.

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The Art Quiz QM: ANIRBAN BISWAS 1
Q#1. Details of one 1998 work from Ganesh Pynes workbook, painted upon a graph paper with mixed media. Whom did he portrayed? 2
A#1. Banalata Sen Other than Satyajit Ray, there are many modern representations of Banalata Sen including Pynes. 3
Q#2. The School of Athens is one of the most famous frescos, painted by Raphael upon a commission from Vatican. In the painting, you will see almost all the famous philosophers Greece had ever produced. Aristotle, Plato, Euclid, Pythagoras and Socrates to name a few. At the centre, we can see a young Aristotle is standing with an older Plato. Upon whom Raphael modeled his Plato? (picture next slide) 4
Q#2. (contd.) 5
A#2 Leonardo Da Vinci Raphael incorporated many of his contemporaries in the painting including Da Vinci, Michelangelo and himself. 6
Q#3. Commissioned on November 26, 1949, the decorative edition of the Constitution of India was written and illustrated by hand and took five years to complete. The calligraphy was done by Prem Behari Narain Raizda. Who did the illustrations? 7
A#3. Nandalal Bose The illustrations represent motifs from the different civilizations of the subcontinent, from Mohenjodaro to present. 8
Q#4. Hong Yi is a Malaysian born artist, who is also known as a painter who 'paints without a paintbrush. Most famous in this genre is the portrait of the Taiwanese singer- songwriter Jay Chou. What had been used to paint the portrait? 9
A#4. Coffee mug stains. 10
Q#5. The Age of Bronze is a seminal work by Auguste Rodin. This life sized bronze sculpture of a naked man is often lauded for its realistic details. Upon its display in Paris in 1877, it created a scandal when critics accused Rodin of something. What was Rodin accused of? 11
A#5. Murdering the model. The statue was so realistic that some critics believed Rodin actually made the cast directly upon the model, a charge Rodin denied vigorously. 12
Q#6. Connect this MF Hussain painting with the 2008 Hindi film. 13
A#6. Safdar Hashmi The painting was titled Safdar Hashmi and dated 2 Jan, 89, the day Hashmi was murdered. The Hindi film was named after the street play, which he was performing during his death. 14
Q#7. Regime changes, so do portraits. We have seen this change in our Govt. offices, where currently Pranab Mukherjee and Narendra Modi are decorating the walls. Long back in Rome, artistes found a way to do away the statues of old rulers and persons in disfavour. What brilliant idea they came up with? 15
A#7. Statues with detachable heads. Now that's what I call Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 16
Q#8. Jacopo Comin was a Venetian painter and a notable figure in the late Renaissance period. In this part of the world however, he was popular for a certain painting, he not even painted. Which painting, I am talking about? 17
A#8. Tintorettor Jishu from the Feluda novel of the same name. Tintoretto was the nickname of Jacopo Comin and though he was famous painting Jesus, he did not painted any such portrait of Jesus as described and illustrated in the story by Satyajit Ray. While adapting the story for his film, Sandip Ray used a Renaissance-ish copy of his fathers illustration. 18
Q#9. A still from the Malayalam movie Makaramanju (2010). Directed by Lenin Rajendran, this is the first biopic of an Indian artist, played by Santhosh Sivan in his debut appearance. Which artist I am talking about? 19
A#9. Raja Ravi Varma Later played by Randeep Hooda in more popular Rang Rasiya (2014) 20
Q#10. Bak was the chief sculptor to the pharaoh Akhenaten. Whom we see along with his wife Teheri in this work , kept in the Egyptian Museum, Berlin. Dated back from 1365 BC, this is considered the earliest surviving example of what? 21
A#10. Self portraits It is the first self portrait in the history of arts. 22
Q#11. Details from The Stag. For this sculpture, Great Britain won the silver medal in1948 London Olympic Games (the last time Olympic Committee gave away arts medals). Who was the artist? 23
A#11. Chintamoni Kar Though India was independent by that time, Kar sent his work some time before, making him registered as a British. 24
Q#12. Haiga is a style of Japanese painting that was developed during the first half of the 17th century. They deals with a certain topic, painted in a minimalistic approach. What do they usually contain with? 25
A#12. A haiku. Haiga are painted to depict the haiku poems they accompany with. 26
Q#13. William G Archer was a British colonial officer, posted in Bihar. While inspecting the damages caused by the great Bihar earthquake of 1934, he saw something in the interior walls of the now damaged houses. As an art fanatic, he was struck by the similarities of what he saw to the works of Miro and Picasso and immediately took some B&W photos of them. What did he saw? 27
A#13. Madhubani paintings. It was through him that the world rediscovered the art of the Madhubani paintings, which was usually painted in the interior walls during the marriages in the Mithila region. 28
Q#14. While studying the history of the western arts, one may notice that the painters started to leave their studios by 1850 to paint in outdoors. As a result the landscapes thrived, bright colours started to appear. All these ultimately led the way to Impressionism. Which important1841 invention made it possible? 29
A#14. Paint tubes. Before its invention, painters had to carry their paints in a pigs bladder. Which were non airtight and vulnerable to puncture. Paint tubes made them handy to carry. Renoir once said, without the paints in tubes, there will be no Impressionism. 30
Q#15. Camembert is a type of soft, creamy cheese, made from the cows milk and primarily produced in Normandy. About which famous 1931 painting, its painter once said it was inspired by the surrealist perception of a Camembert melting in the sun? 31
A#15. The Persistence of Memory . When asked if the melting clocks have anything to do with Theory of Relativity, Salvador Dali said that. 32
Q#16. Commissioned by Boroline, this 30 ft tall fiberglass statue was inaugurated in 1987. Who was the sculptor? 33
A#16. Shanu Lahiri The statue was called Parama and was situated at the Parama Island at EM Bypass. The statue was demolished overnight on 25th November, 2014 by KMDA, as they thought the work is too old! 34
Q#17. Shah Jahan, Standing with a Flower and a Sword is a 1654 miniature drawing. Drawn with brown ink upon the Japanese paper, the drawing is a part of 25 Mughal drawings from the notebook of which painter? 35
A#17. Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt was fascinated by the exotic Mughal miniatures, that he saw in a Dutch collection , depicting the contemporary Mughal ruler of the era, Shah Jehan. 36
Q#18. Drowning Girl is a 1963 oil and acrylic on canvas painting by Roy Lichtenstein. Housed at the Museum of Modern Arts, this painting is thought to be one of the iconic work in pop-art. This is the first painting to introduce something in it. What? 37
A#18. Speech balloons. This is the first painting to incorporate the speech balloons as in the comic books. 38
Q#19. Connect: 39
A#19. Nataraj statue. The particular pose of Lord Shiva, as we found in all Nataraj statues, comes from the depiction of a dancing Shiva on the walls of Chidambaram temple, Tamil Nadu (top left). In 2004, one 2m long Nataraj statue was famously unveiled at CERN, Geneva (bottom left). 40
Q#20. For nearly four centuries, the origin of the pigment Indian yellow was a mystery to the western art world. In the year 1886, a Royal Society of Arts representative was sent to Munger, Bihar to investigate. There, he met a small group of cattle owners and from them, found out the secret of making Indian yellow. Which main ingredient was required? 41
A#20. Cow urine A cow was fed on only mango leaves and water, its urine collected and dried up to make crystals. Once known, its use lessened and soon became prohibited by the laws against cruelty to animals. 42
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ArtistIQ- The Art Quiz

  • 1. The Art Quiz QM: ANIRBAN BISWAS 1
  • 2. Q#1. Details of one 1998 work from Ganesh Pynes workbook, painted upon a graph paper with mixed media. Whom did he portrayed? 2
  • 3. A#1. Banalata Sen Other than Satyajit Ray, there are many modern representations of Banalata Sen including Pynes. 3
  • 4. Q#2. The School of Athens is one of the most famous frescos, painted by Raphael upon a commission from Vatican. In the painting, you will see almost all the famous philosophers Greece had ever produced. Aristotle, Plato, Euclid, Pythagoras and Socrates to name a few. At the centre, we can see a young Aristotle is standing with an older Plato. Upon whom Raphael modeled his Plato? (picture next slide) 4
  • 6. A#2 Leonardo Da Vinci Raphael incorporated many of his contemporaries in the painting including Da Vinci, Michelangelo and himself. 6
  • 7. Q#3. Commissioned on November 26, 1949, the decorative edition of the Constitution of India was written and illustrated by hand and took five years to complete. The calligraphy was done by Prem Behari Narain Raizda. Who did the illustrations? 7
  • 8. A#3. Nandalal Bose The illustrations represent motifs from the different civilizations of the subcontinent, from Mohenjodaro to present. 8
  • 9. Q#4. Hong Yi is a Malaysian born artist, who is also known as a painter who 'paints without a paintbrush. Most famous in this genre is the portrait of the Taiwanese singer- songwriter Jay Chou. What had been used to paint the portrait? 9
  • 11. Q#5. The Age of Bronze is a seminal work by Auguste Rodin. This life sized bronze sculpture of a naked man is often lauded for its realistic details. Upon its display in Paris in 1877, it created a scandal when critics accused Rodin of something. What was Rodin accused of? 11
  • 12. A#5. Murdering the model. The statue was so realistic that some critics believed Rodin actually made the cast directly upon the model, a charge Rodin denied vigorously. 12
  • 13. Q#6. Connect this MF Hussain painting with the 2008 Hindi film. 13
  • 14. A#6. Safdar Hashmi The painting was titled Safdar Hashmi and dated 2 Jan, 89, the day Hashmi was murdered. The Hindi film was named after the street play, which he was performing during his death. 14
  • 15. Q#7. Regime changes, so do portraits. We have seen this change in our Govt. offices, where currently Pranab Mukherjee and Narendra Modi are decorating the walls. Long back in Rome, artistes found a way to do away the statues of old rulers and persons in disfavour. What brilliant idea they came up with? 15
  • 16. A#7. Statues with detachable heads. Now that's what I call Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 16
  • 17. Q#8. Jacopo Comin was a Venetian painter and a notable figure in the late Renaissance period. In this part of the world however, he was popular for a certain painting, he not even painted. Which painting, I am talking about? 17
  • 18. A#8. Tintorettor Jishu from the Feluda novel of the same name. Tintoretto was the nickname of Jacopo Comin and though he was famous painting Jesus, he did not painted any such portrait of Jesus as described and illustrated in the story by Satyajit Ray. While adapting the story for his film, Sandip Ray used a Renaissance-ish copy of his fathers illustration. 18
  • 19. Q#9. A still from the Malayalam movie Makaramanju (2010). Directed by Lenin Rajendran, this is the first biopic of an Indian artist, played by Santhosh Sivan in his debut appearance. Which artist I am talking about? 19
  • 20. A#9. Raja Ravi Varma Later played by Randeep Hooda in more popular Rang Rasiya (2014) 20
  • 21. Q#10. Bak was the chief sculptor to the pharaoh Akhenaten. Whom we see along with his wife Teheri in this work , kept in the Egyptian Museum, Berlin. Dated back from 1365 BC, this is considered the earliest surviving example of what? 21
  • 22. A#10. Self portraits It is the first self portrait in the history of arts. 22
  • 23. Q#11. Details from The Stag. For this sculpture, Great Britain won the silver medal in1948 London Olympic Games (the last time Olympic Committee gave away arts medals). Who was the artist? 23
  • 24. A#11. Chintamoni Kar Though India was independent by that time, Kar sent his work some time before, making him registered as a British. 24
  • 25. Q#12. Haiga is a style of Japanese painting that was developed during the first half of the 17th century. They deals with a certain topic, painted in a minimalistic approach. What do they usually contain with? 25
  • 26. A#12. A haiku. Haiga are painted to depict the haiku poems they accompany with. 26
  • 27. Q#13. William G Archer was a British colonial officer, posted in Bihar. While inspecting the damages caused by the great Bihar earthquake of 1934, he saw something in the interior walls of the now damaged houses. As an art fanatic, he was struck by the similarities of what he saw to the works of Miro and Picasso and immediately took some B&W photos of them. What did he saw? 27
  • 28. A#13. Madhubani paintings. It was through him that the world rediscovered the art of the Madhubani paintings, which was usually painted in the interior walls during the marriages in the Mithila region. 28
  • 29. Q#14. While studying the history of the western arts, one may notice that the painters started to leave their studios by 1850 to paint in outdoors. As a result the landscapes thrived, bright colours started to appear. All these ultimately led the way to Impressionism. Which important1841 invention made it possible? 29
  • 30. A#14. Paint tubes. Before its invention, painters had to carry their paints in a pigs bladder. Which were non airtight and vulnerable to puncture. Paint tubes made them handy to carry. Renoir once said, without the paints in tubes, there will be no Impressionism. 30
  • 31. Q#15. Camembert is a type of soft, creamy cheese, made from the cows milk and primarily produced in Normandy. About which famous 1931 painting, its painter once said it was inspired by the surrealist perception of a Camembert melting in the sun? 31
  • 32. A#15. The Persistence of Memory . When asked if the melting clocks have anything to do with Theory of Relativity, Salvador Dali said that. 32
  • 33. Q#16. Commissioned by Boroline, this 30 ft tall fiberglass statue was inaugurated in 1987. Who was the sculptor? 33
  • 34. A#16. Shanu Lahiri The statue was called Parama and was situated at the Parama Island at EM Bypass. The statue was demolished overnight on 25th November, 2014 by KMDA, as they thought the work is too old! 34
  • 35. Q#17. Shah Jahan, Standing with a Flower and a Sword is a 1654 miniature drawing. Drawn with brown ink upon the Japanese paper, the drawing is a part of 25 Mughal drawings from the notebook of which painter? 35
  • 36. A#17. Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt was fascinated by the exotic Mughal miniatures, that he saw in a Dutch collection , depicting the contemporary Mughal ruler of the era, Shah Jehan. 36
  • 37. Q#18. Drowning Girl is a 1963 oil and acrylic on canvas painting by Roy Lichtenstein. Housed at the Museum of Modern Arts, this painting is thought to be one of the iconic work in pop-art. This is the first painting to introduce something in it. What? 37
  • 38. A#18. Speech balloons. This is the first painting to incorporate the speech balloons as in the comic books. 38
  • 40. A#19. Nataraj statue. The particular pose of Lord Shiva, as we found in all Nataraj statues, comes from the depiction of a dancing Shiva on the walls of Chidambaram temple, Tamil Nadu (top left). In 2004, one 2m long Nataraj statue was famously unveiled at CERN, Geneva (bottom left). 40
  • 41. Q#20. For nearly four centuries, the origin of the pigment Indian yellow was a mystery to the western art world. In the year 1886, a Royal Society of Arts representative was sent to Munger, Bihar to investigate. There, he met a small group of cattle owners and from them, found out the secret of making Indian yellow. Which main ingredient was required? 41
  • 42. A#20. Cow urine A cow was fed on only mango leaves and water, its urine collected and dried up to make crystals. Once known, its use lessened and soon became prohibited by the laws against cruelty to animals. 42
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