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16 Masterpieces Of The Past: Test Your Knowledge Of The Events Depicted In These Paintings
16 Masterpieces Of The Past: Test Your Knowledge Of The Events Depicted In These Paintings
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16 Masterpieces Of The Past: Test Your Knowledge Of The Events Depicted In These Paintings

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Art is a powerful storyteller, capturing the essence of pivotal historical moments in a way that words often can not. Throughout history, artists have immortalized revolutions, triumphs, tragedies and cultural milestones on their canvases.

In these 16 trivia questions, you’ll be shown famous paintings and your challenge is to identify the historical events they represent. From epic battles to revolutionary uprisings, how well can you match the art to the history?

Let’s find out if you’re a true connoisseur of history and art!

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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Nightwatch by Rembrandt does NOT depict a Dutch militia company preparing for battle. This is wrong. The painting depicts a civil guard that kept the city of Amsterdam safe at night.

    Panda McPandaface
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Last Supper is NOT a historical event.

    Hume
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And why could it not be? If Jesus was at least a prophet and had a following which started the Christian religion then it might be considered a historical event.

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    Mike Beck
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm not a big art fan but I'm mildly embarrassed to only recognize about 4 and got one of those wrong. I got four additional right so it seems my guessing is more accurate than my knowledge. sigh...

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    on second thought....
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Nightwatch by Rembrandt does NOT depict a Dutch militia company preparing for battle. This is wrong. The painting depicts a civil guard that kept the city of Amsterdam safe at night.

    Panda McPandaface
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Last Supper is NOT a historical event.

    Hume
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And why could it not be? If Jesus was at least a prophet and had a following which started the Christian religion then it might be considered a historical event.

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    Mike Beck
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm not a big art fan but I'm mildly embarrassed to only recognize about 4 and got one of those wrong. I got four additional right so it seems my guessing is more accurate than my knowledge. sigh...

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