Studied by 6 people
arts and music
Who made butter sculptures?
Caroline Brooks
Who made cassette tape structures?
Erika Iris Simmons
Who's artwork had an assemblage of one hundred army boots?
Dominique Blain
How old is the babirusa illustration in the Maros-Pangkep caves of Indonesia?
35,000 years old
What government imposed a quota on visitors to the Incan city of Machu Picchu?
Peru in 2019
What did France do when faced with an influx of tourists to its Lascaux Caves?
They built a duplicate across the street
What was the "second Eiffel tower" named and by who?
Eiffela by Phillipe Maindron
Where did they want to build another Egyptian pyramid?
Detroit
What does Lithodomos specialise in?
Creating virtual reality experiences for exploring ancient cultural heritage sites
What is The Ochre Atelier (located in London Tate Museum) an interpretation of?
Modigliani’s final Parisian studio (where he is likely to have painted Self-Portrait 1919)
What is The Opening of the Diet 1863 (located in National Museum of Finland) an interpretation of?
R. W. Ekman's painting 'The Opening of the Diet 1863 by Alexander II'
Who made the art piece 'I Came and Went as a Ghost Hand'?
Rachel Rossin in 2016 (VR Experience)
Who made the 8 room art piece 'La Camera Insabbiata'?
Laurie Anderson & Hsin-Chien Huang in 2017 (VR Experience in 74th Venice Film Fest)
Which two Soviet artists painted the head of Josef Stalin perched on a woman's hand?
Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid in the 1980s
What style did Giorgio Vasari have?
Mannerist (in which artists abandon the pursuit of realism in favor of imagined ideals)
Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Michael Wolgemut & Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (1493)
in Nuremburg Chronicle; used Jeish traditions on Chanukah
Judith and Holofernes by Giorgio Vasari (1554)
muscular - Mannerist; based on Michaelango’s interpretation in Sistine
Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi (1612-13)
Baroque times; in Uffizi museum Italy
Judith and Holofernes by Pedro Americo (1880)
Neoclassic, lavish dressing
Judith and Holofernes by Kehinde Wiley (2012)
Judith from Economy of Grace, wears Givenchy
What work did the Mauritshuis Museum in the Hague lend out?
Johannes Vermeer's The Girl with the Pearl Earring (1665) in 2023
What competition did the Mauritshuis Museum hold as a result of lending out the work?
My Girl with a Pearl
What was the name of the artwork that won the competition?
A Girl with Glowing Earrings (made using AI)
Who was the German-based artist that made the artwork that won the competition?
Julian van Dieken
Who painted the artwork 'Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1801)'?
Jacques-Louis David
What did Napoleon do to achieve more drama in his painting?
He replaced the mule from his actual journey (on a fair summer day) with a stallion (battling a blistering storm).
He also didn't want to model for the painting, making his son, David, do it for him.
The more realistic Bonaparte crossing the Alps, which was bought by Queen Victoria
Paul Delaroche in 1853
Who created the piece 'Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851)' and what did it capture?
Emanuel Leutze
It captured a key moment in America's founding myth: the future first president leading his men against on the British
Who reimagined the piece, 'Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851)', in a more realistic way?
Mort Kunstler in 2011
Who created the piece "George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from an American History Textbook (1975)" as a critique for the myth behind the original piece?
Robert Colescott
What fort in Puerto Rico has now turned into a museum?
Castillo (Castle) San Felipe del Morro
What's the difference between a castle and a palace?
Castles were built for defensive purposes and often located in strategic positions and equipped with fortifications to protect against attacks.
Palaces serve no defensive purpose; instead, they are luxurious residences designed to showcase wealth and power, featuring elaborate architecture and decorations.
What is the history of The Winter Palace (Russia), and what has it become now?
In Saint Petersburg (between Palace Square and Embankment), served the Romanovs from 1732 to 1917; now the Heritage Museum.
What is the history of Rambagh Palace (India), and what has it become now?
1st building was garden house for Ram Singh'‘s wet nurse in 1835; former hunting lodge and residence of Maharaja. Now, a five star hotel.
What is the history of Parador Alcaniz (Spain), and what has it become now?
Built in the 12th century as a castle/convent and became headquarters of Order of Calatrava.
Now, it's a hotel.
What is the history of St Donats Castle (Wales), and what has it become now?
Home of the Celtic chieftain Caradog. Now, it's an arts hub on a college campus, for music, theatre and cinema events.
What is the history of Alnwick Castle (England), and what has it become now?
The seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland; Harry Potter filming location
What is the history of Doune Castle (Scotland), and what has it become now?
Medieval stronghold and prison; Filming location for Game of Thrones and Outlander
In what countries are retired airports being redeveloped into entire neighborhoods?
Hong Kong and Athens
In what city has an old elevated rail line been reborn as the High Line Park?
New York
Rooftop farms in McCormick Place by who
Chicago botanic gardens
Former Athens’ airport transformation in 2026
“Ellinko” 14 Bn Euros tax revenue over 25 years
Carpark solar panels in France
Parking lots of 400 must have by 2026; those with 80 - 400 given until 2028
Lascaux Cave
600 paintings, 100 engravings from 20k years ago; discovery: 1940, by 4 teens after a dog fell into hole
Cost of Lascaux replca IV
$64 million, Ringenback - replicated prehistoric painteers, Chadelle used magnesium pencil for horns, “down to 3 milimeters“, used 3d scanning
John Gould
Ornithologist; helped Charles Darwin
Oldest Eiffel Tower replica location
Blackpool
Taylor Michael
Criticism of AI evades copyright laws; criticism on Mauritshuis Museum
Note 
Flashcard (116)