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8 fact-checked facts about famous painters and their masterpieces, each with the reason behind it. 4 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

AnswerLeonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in the early 1500s.

Which Mexican painter is famous for her many self-portraits?

AnswerFrida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo painted dozens of self-portraits.

Going deeper

Impressionism took its name from a painting by which artist?

AnswerClaude Monet

Monet's 'Impression, Sunrise' gave the movement its name.

Which painter created 'Guernica' in 1937?

AnswerPablo Picasso

Picasso painted Guernica in 1937.

Who painted 'The Persistence of Memory' with its melting clocks?

AnswerSalvador Dalí

Dalí painted it in 1931.

Which Norwegian artist painted 'The Scream'?

AnswerEdvard Munch

Edvard Munch created The Scream in 1893.

Expert level

Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch' hangs in which museum?

AnswerRijksmuseum

The Night Watch is in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Pointillism, painting with small dots of color, was pioneered by which artist?

AnswerGeorges Seurat

Seurat developed pointillism in the 1880s.

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