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Modern Painters by John Ruskin
  • 1. Who is the author of 'Modern Painters'?
A) John Constable
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Claude Monet
D) John Ruskin
  • 2. In what year was the first volume of 'Modern Painters' published?
A) 1851
B) 1875
C) 1860
D) 1843
  • 3. Which artist is commonly discussed in 'Modern Painters'?
A) Edvard Munch
B) Georgia O'Keeffe
C) Pablo Picasso
D) J.M.W. Turner
  • 4. How many volumes are in the original series of 'Modern Painters'?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Five
D) Three
  • 5. In what city was John Ruskin primarily active during the time he wrote 'Modern Painters'?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Florence
D) Edinburgh
  • 6. Which of the following was a central idea in Ruskin's aesthetics?
A) Beauty is subjective
B) Art should be commodified
C) Art must follow established rules
D) Moral and spiritual truth in art
  • 7. What did Ruskin believe about nature's influence on artists?
A) It is irrelevant to artistic skill
B) It confuses the artist's vision
C) It should be a primary source of inspiration
D) It limits creativity
  • 8. Who were the main artists associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood that Ruskin supported?
A) Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso
B) Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko
C) Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt
D) Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin
  • 9. What is a significant critique Ruskin had of academic art training?
A) It encourages collaboration among artists
B) It helps preserve art history
C) It stifles true creativity and originality
D) It promotes technical skill
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