| Coverage : Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was the first great representative of the Baroque school. His novelty earned him as the unique imitator of nature, and looked on his work as miracles. The Caravaggio (1573-1610) Famous Painter Quiz is on his paintings, contribution to art, and other facts related to him. Take this quiz and find out how much you know about this famous painter. |
| 1. | Under which painter did he work as an apprentice for four years from 1584? |
| a. | | Medusa |
| b. | | Magdalene |
| c. | | Bacchus |
| d. | | Simone Peterzano |
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| 2. | He was born in the city of : |
| a. | | Milan |
| b. | | Venice |
| c. | | Cesari |
| d. | | Naples |
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| 3. | He was regarded as the favorite poet of the Pope: |
| a. | | Clement V |
| b. | | Clement VIII |
| c. | | Clement VI |
| d. | | Clement VII |
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| 4. | Which of the following is his earliest known painting? |
| a. | | The crucification of St. Peter |
| b. | | Young Stick Bacchus |
| c. | | Small Boy Peeling a Fruit |
| d. | | Boy with a Basket of Fruit, |
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| 5. | What is the title of his first composition with more than one figure? |
| a. | | Boy Peeling a Fruit |
| b. | | Boy with a Basket of Fruit |
| c. | | The Cardsharps |
| d. | | The Fortune Teller |
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| 6. | Which of his paintings is perhaps Caravaggio's first true masterpiece? |
| a. | | Boy Peeling a Fruit |
| b. | | Boy with a Basket of Fruit |
| c. | | The Cardsharps |
| d. | | The Fortune Teller |
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| 7. | What is the title of the painting that depicts Mary Magdalene at the moment when she has turned from her life as a courtesan and sits weeping on the floor? |
| a. | | Penitent Magdalene |
| b. | | Grooms' Madonna |
| c. | | Madonna dei palafrenieri |
| d. | | Madonna di Loreto |
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| 8. | In 1599, presumably through the influence of Del Monte, Caravaggio contracted to decorate a chapel in: |
| a. | | Church of Santa Maria della Scala |
| b. | | Contarelli Chapel |
| c. | | Counter-Reformation Church |
| d. | | Church of San Luigi dei Francesi |
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| 9. | The first version of Saint Matthew and the Angel was rejected and repainted as: |
| a. | | The Raising of Lazarus |
| b. | | Burial of St. Lucy |
| c. | | The Denial of Saint Peter |
| d. | | The Inspiration of Saint Matthew |
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| 10. | Which of his paintings illustrates the reception given to some of Caravaggio's art, and the times in which he lived? |
| a. | | Death of the Virgin |
| b. | | Grooms' Madonna |
| c. | | David with the Head of Goliath |
| d. | | John the Baptist |
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| 11. | The painting, Amor Victorious, was painted in 1602 for: |
| a. | | Colonnas |
| b. | | Mario Minniti |
| c. | | Vincenzo Giustiniani |
| d. | | Bellori |
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| 12. | After being outflawed, Caravaggio fled to: |
| a. | | Pallermo |
| b. | | Milan |
| c. | | Naples |
| d. | | Venice |
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