This quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home for the UK’s public art collections, showing more than 250,000 artworks, by 45,000 artists, from more than 3,000 venues. To explore and discover artists and artworks in the Art UK database, click here. Since the start of lockdown, the Guardian has published 100 Great British art quizzes set by 100 collections across the UK. To celebrate the end of this epic series, Art UK has set the final (extra-long) quiz to highlight some of the most intriguing works from some of the other 3,000 collections found on its website. Continue scrolling to see how much you know about the history of art and the UK’s cultural heritage. For the opportunity to win free catalogues from the Art UK Shop, answer this bonus question. How many artworks by Francis Bacon are on the Art UK database? To submit your answer, visit the Art UK site here. This Roman portrait mummy from the 1st century AD was discovered in Cairo, Egypt, and now belongs in the collection of Girton College, University of Cambridge. Which well-known fictional character does this woman share her name with? "" Aurelia Matilda Hermione Juno This 14th-century wooden figure of Guanyin from the Chinese early Ming dynasty is housed in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. Guanyin, is a "bodhisattva" or holy figure associated with which of the below? "" Pride Compassion Beauty Charity This 15th-century tempera on panel is housed in Museums Sheffield and depicts which female saint? "" Barbara Apollonia Philomena Hilda One of the most popular paintings in the National Gallery, An Old Woman – also known as the The Ugly Duchess – was painted by Quinten Massys in 1513, and is thought to be a satirical portrait and study of ugliness. Massys was believed to be in correspondence with which of his artistic contemporaries? "" Caravaggio Botticelli Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci This scene, showing the Adoration of the Magi, is housed in Upton House in Warwickshire. The studio of which Dutch painter is credited with the creation of this 15th-century work? "" Hans Memling Frans Hals Hieronymous Bosch Johannes Vermeer This portrait of Oliver Cromwell in Worcester City Museums was inspired by the 17th-century work by Sir Peter Lely (1618–80). According to legend, Cromwell coined which famous expression after requesting to be painted? "" In full battle armour Warts and all Dressed to kill With the devil in his eyes This 19th-century oil on canvas by Walter Wallis can be found in the National Portrait Gallery. It depicts Samuel Coleridge-Taylor aged six, who became famous for what profession? "" Composer Artist Poet Actor Landscape by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot is housed in York Art Gallery. Which painter said the following about the artist in 1897? ‘There is only one master here – Corot. We are nothing compared to him, nothing.’ "" Pablo Picasso Edgar Degas Berthe Morisot Claude Monet Housed in Sudley House, Liverpool, this work is by the French artist Rosa Bonheur, who became one of the most famous animalier painters of her era. Bonheur was also a feminist who defied gender norms. Which of the following was she not known for? "" Wearing men’s clothing Chain smoking Being openly lesbian Being someone’s wife This bust found in the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum depicts the entrepreneur William Henry Smith, who revolutionised which industry? "" Computers Steel Fishing Bookselling Little is known about the British artist Emmeline Deane, who painted fellow artist Anna Bilinska in 1884, a portrait now housed in Victoria Art Gallery, Bath. Which country did Bilinska come from? "" Russia Poland France Sweden Winter Landscape is housed in The Box, Plymouth. Which French artist, inspired by the techniques of impressionism and neo-impressionism, completed this wintry scene in 1920? "" Camille Pissarro Lucien Pissarro Georges Seurat Gustave Courbet A Woman Seated in the Garden was painted by the belle époque artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and can be found in the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham. The painter suffered from which illness towards the end of his life? "" Syphilis Depression Smallpox Tuberculosis Which war artist painted The Airman, housed in Manchester Art Gallery? "" Éthel Gabain Paul Nash Stanley Spencer Frank Brangwyn This painting is believed to be of the trans woman Lili Elbe (1882–1931) and has been attributed to Danish artist Gerda Wegener, the subject"s spouse. In what year did Elbe undergo gender reassignment surgery? "" 1930 1952 1907 1889 The Bokhara Coat by Mark Gertler can be found in the Touchstones Rochdale museum. Which artist belonging to the Bloomsbury group was Gertler in a relationship with? "" Vanessa Bell Eileen Agar Dora Carrington Leonora Carrington Maggi Hambling’s Scallop: A Conversation with the Sea stands in which British seaside town? "" Herne Bay, Kent St Ives, Cornwall Aldeburgh, Suffolk Sandown, Isle of Wight This enigmatic work Condor and the Mole by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye can be found in the Arts Council Collection. In what year was she shortlisted for the Turner prize? "" 2011 2013 2008 2018 This photograph by Donald Rodney belongs in the Tate collection. What material is the miniature house in the palm of the artist’s hand made from? "" Skin Paper Sand Glass Which contemporary artist created this blue abstraction housed in the Pier Arts Centre, Scotland? "" Howard Hodgkin Tracey Emin Anish Kapoor Peter Doig Terms and conditions for the final Guardian Great British Art Quiz The first 50 people to enter before Sunday 23 August will win a free regional art catalogue from the Art UK Shop To submit your answer to the bonus question (final question of the quiz), click on the webpage linked below Organiser: Art UK [address: Third Floor, Peek House, 20 Eastcheap, London EC3M 1EB] Winners will receive their prizes within four weeks of being notified Winners will be notified via email and postal addresses will be taken only for the purposes of sending the catalogues
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