Art history 101

Spoleto's just around the corner, which makes now a pretty good time to brush up on art history since the entire city will be transformed into an arts festival in two weeks.

Last week's dominant winner, Caleb Logan, is being challenged by Najee Wilson, who is one of the creative forces behind a new publication, VENT Magazine.

QUESTIONS

1. Where is the Prado located?

2. Name the artist who's known for draping huge monuments, buildings, etc. ... in cloth.

3. What 19th-century artist did a provocative painting of a woman in a black dress and called it 'Madame X?'

4. Name the Japanese artist who collaborated with Louis Vuitton on a line of handbags that had colorful anime-like images on them.

5. Where is the Musee d'Orsay located?

6. Name the French artist who is most associated with Pointillism.

7. The movie 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' featured this artist as a major character.

8. Name the artist who painted the anti-war piece 'Guernica.'

9. What New York artist's subjects included the Campbell's soup can and Marilyn Monroe?

10. 'The Birth of Venus' was painted by what Italian artist?

CALEB'S ANSWERS

1. Sounds Spanish. Barcelona.

2. That guy, Christo. He's a one-name person like Madonna.

3. I'm guessing, but Manet?

4. My sister would know this.

5. Paris.

6. I probably learned this in art class, but that was a while ago.

7. Vermeer, right?

8. It'd help if I could see a picture of it.

9. Warhol.

10. Botticelli.

NAJEE'S ANSWERS

1. I've never even heard of it.

2. Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

3. I know the story of it, but I can't think of the artist's name.

4. Takashi Murakami.

5. Is it in Paris?

6. (Blank)

7. I haven't seen the movie, but I've seen the painting in real life. It's Vermeer.

8. Pablo Picasso.

9. Andy Warhol.

10. Bernini? Bertoli? As soon as I hear the name, I'll know it.

CONCLUSION

Logan was so strong last week, Head2Head really thought he might go the distance. Wilson, however, snatched the trivia title away. We'll see him next week.

CORRECT ANSWERS

1. Madrid

2. Christo

3. John Singer Sargent

4. Takashi Murakami

5. Paris

6. Georges Seurat

7. Vermeer

8. Picasso

9. Andy Warhol

10. Botticelli