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Who was the leading exponent of the 'kitchen sink' school of painters whose work in the 1950s concentrated on working-class domestic life?

(view spoiler)[ John Bratby. (hide spoiler)]

What was the extravagant style of art and architecture that dominated "Europe during most of the 17th century?

(view spoiler)[Baroque. (hide spoiler)]

Who became potter to King George III in 1806?

(view spoiler)[Josiah Spode. (hide spoiler)]

Which 17th century artist painted more than 60 self-portraits?

(view spoiler)[ Rembrandt. (hide spoiler)]

Who painted The anatomy lesson of Dr Tulp?

(view spoiler)[Rembrandt. (hide spoiler)]

Which famous painter and sculptor was also an architect and engineer to Cesare Borgia?

(view spoiler)[Leonardo de Vinci. (hide spoiler)]

Of what type of artist is Kandinsky generally regarded as the first?

(view spoiler)[Abstract. (hide spoiler)]

Which artist was featured in the film A Bigger Splash?

(view spoiler)[David Hockney. (hide spoiler)]

Which English architect's masterpiece is the Banqueting House in Whitehall, London?

(view spoiler)[Inigo Jones. (hide spoiler)]

Which English sculptress exhibited her Mother and Child in 1930?

(view spoiler)[Barbara Hepworth. (hide spoiler)]

Which Italian artist included a picture of Halley's comet in a fresco of the Nativity story?

(view spoiler)[Giotto. (hide spoiler)]

Which famous portrait painter's sitters include Mrs. Siddons, Dr Johnson, Sheridan, and royalty?

(view spoiler)[Gainsborough. (hide spoiler)]

Which European capital city has the Atomium, and iron model of an atom enlarged many billions of times?

(view spoiler)[Brussels. (hide spoiler)]

Which French artist painted Napoleon Crossing the Alps in 1800?

(view spoiler)[Jacques Louis David. (hide spoiler)]

Which English artist was famous for his industrial Lancashire townscapes filled with matchstick figures?

(view spoiler)[ L S Lowry. (hide spoiler)]

Who drew a rhinoceros without ever seeing one?

(view spoiler)[Albrecht Durer. (hide spoiler)]

Who illustrated Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

(view spoiler)[ Tenniel. (hide spoiler)]

Which collection is exhibited at Hertford House, London?

(view spoiler)[The Wallace Collection. (hide spoiler)]

Heather wrote: "Who illustrated Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

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Tenniel

Heather wrote: "Who drew a rhinoceros without ever seeing one?

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Durer

Heather wrote: "Of what type of artist is Kandinsky generally regarded as the first?

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Abstract

Heather wrote: "Who painted The anatomy lesson of Dr Tulp?

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Rembrandt

Heather wrote: "Which 17th century artist painted more than 60 self-portraits?

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Also Rembrandt

Good job, Ruth! I didn't know two of those that you named. I didn't know Durer drew a rhino without ever seeing one!

Heather wrote: "Good job, Ruth! I didn't know two of those that you named. I didn't know Durer drew a rhino without ever seeing one!"

Don’t remember where I learned that, but it just popped into my head soon as I saw the question.