Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum
To find our more about this painting and other works of art in The Wilson collection, click here. Quiz Question: Which of the following locations is closely associated with Vanessa Bell? a) Charleston b) Garsington c) Grantchester d) Rodmell Answer a) Charleston. Read More …
To find our more about this painting and other works of art in The Wilson collection, click here. Quiz Question: Empty chairs in art are often meant to suggest something significant about the person with whom the chair is associated. Which Impressionist artist not only painted his own empty chair but also made a separate Read More …
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To find our more about this painting and other works of art in The Wilson collection, click here. Quiz Question: If you stand today in the North Choir aisle, you will see two striking modern windows given by the Friends of Malvern Priory to mark the Millennium. Windows by the same artist can also be Read More …
Which of these famous British sculptors (all of them Dames) was responsible for this dramatic eagle on the lectern in Coventry Cathedral? (a) Phyllida Barlow (b) Elizabeth Frink (c) Barbara Hepworth (d) Rachel Whiteread Answer: (b) Elizabeth Frink
Which pre-20th century artist, who often specialized in images of animals or flowers, is credited with being the father of modern wood engraving? (a) Francis Barlow (b) Thomas Bewick (c) Henry Bunbury (d) Thomas Shotter Boys Answer (b) Read More …
TS Eliot worked on his poem ‘The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock’ between 1910 and 1915, so it is contemporary with the portrait of Dr. Edward Wilson. About which Renaissance painter are people in the poem said to be talking? a) Carpaccio b) Caravaggio c) Leonardo d) Michelangelo Read More …
Autumn update for Volunteers
In our August 2021 group email, we pose the Art Quiz question: Which 19th century writer composed a long narrative poem entitled The Prisoner of Chillon, after visiting the castle and inscribing his name on the wall of the dungeon? (a) Percy Bysshe Shelley (b) Emily Brontë (c) Mary Shelley (d) Lord Read More …
‘Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham’; British School Photo credit: The Cheltenham Trust and Cheltenham Borough Council In our July 2021 group email, we pose the Art Quiz question: To which classical order do the columns around the Pump Room belong? (a) Doric (b) Tuscan (c) Ionic (d) Corinthian Answer: (c) Ionic – always Read More …