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Name that painting: Renaissance and Baroque

From Van Eyck to Rembrandt and Vermeer. 10 paintings with an answer key.

Name that painting: Renaissance and BaroqueName: ____________________ Date: ________

1Young Woman with a Water Pitcher by Johannes Vermeer

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

2The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

3Aristotle with a Bust of Homer by Rembrandt

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

4Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

5Girl with the Red Hat by Johannes Vermeer

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

6The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

7The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

8Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

9The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

10The Night Watch by Rembrandt

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

Answer key

  1. Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1662. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/young-woman-with-a-water-pitcher
  2. The Hunters in the Snow, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/the-hunters-in-the-snow
  3. Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt, 1653. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/aristotle-with-a-bust-of-homer
  4. Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1665. Mauritshuis, The Hague. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/girl-with-a-pearl-earring
  5. Girl with the Red Hat, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1669. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/girl-with-the-red-hat
  6. The Garden of Earthly Delights, Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1490 to 1500. Museo del Prado, Madrid. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/the-garden-of-earthly-delights
  7. The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/the-tower-of-babel
  8. Woman Holding a Balance, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1664. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/woman-holding-a-balance
  9. The Ambassadors, Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533. The National Gallery, London. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/the-ambassadors
  10. The Night Watch, Rembrandt, 1642. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/the-night-watch

Images: public domain, from museum open-access programs and Wikimedia Commons; credits on each painting's page.

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