I hope you and your families are keeping well and hope you all had a peaceful and happy Christmas.
I'm very much looking forward to resuming the 'My Favourite Paintings' series of Zoom Gallery Talks in the New Year and, in the meantime, have prepared a quiz for you based on works of art in Tate Britain.
A special prize will be awarded to the person with the highest number of correct answers!
Please send me your answers via the Contact form, even if you haven't completed all of the questions.
Gallery Talks Quiz 4 - 'Who's Who at Tate Britain?'
- Who were “born the same day, married the same day and brought to bed the same day”, painted by an unknown British 17th century artist?
- Which artist portrayed himself together with his pet pug dog in his Self-Portrait?
- Giovanna Baccelli, painted by Thomas Gainsborough, was famous as which type of performer?
- How many adoring ladies did Joshua Reynolds paint in his picture of the Montgomery Sisters?
- Who was the famous Shakespearean actress depicted in a full-length portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence?
- Who lies drowning in a stream surrounded by flowers in a painting by John Everett Millais
- What is the title of the painting of two girls lighting Chinese lanterns in a garden, by John Singer Sargent?
- Which poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson provided the inspiration for the painting with the same name by John William Waterhouse?
- Who was depicted in portraits by both Gwen and Augustus John?
- Who grapples with a giant-sized angel in the colossal sculpture by Jacob Epstein?
- Which artist was commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain to sculpt a 'Reclining Figure' for the Festival of Britain?
- Who is the 'Girl with the Kitten' depicted by Lucian Freud?
- What is the name of the cat that appears in David Hockney’s portrait of Mr and Mrs Clark?
- Which pair of artists dress in suits, refer to themselves as ‘living sculptures’ and create works of art in partnership?
- Who does Chris Ofili pay tribute to in his painting entitled 'No Woman, No Cry'?
