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• 166. Turner award is for?

  • Literature
  • Music
  • Architecture
  • Contemporary Art

• 167. What type of scenes did Thomas Gainsborough often include in his portraits?

  • Urban city streets
  • Country or garden scenery
  • Religious themes
  • Modern abstract patterns

• 168. Which Scottish painter is known for 'The Origin of Painting'?

  • David Allan
  • Thomas Gainsborough
  • Joseph Turner
  • John Constable

• 169. Which artist is considered to have raised the profile of landscape painting in Britain?

  • John Constable
  • Joseph Turner
  • David Allan
  • Lucian Freud

• 170. Which British artist is most famous for painting Dedham Vale on the Suffolk-Essex border?

  • Joseph Turner
  • David Allan
  • John Constable
  • Lucian Freud

• 171. Which group of artists was known for detailed paintings on religious or literary themes in bright colours?

  • Impressionists
  • Romantics
  • The Pop Artists
  • Pre-Raphaelites

• 172. Which Northern Irish artist was known for painting the Royal Family?

  • Lucian Freud
  • David Allan
  • Sir John Lavery
  • Sir Edward Elgar

• 173. Which English artist is best known for large bronze abstract sculptures?

  • Henry Moore
  • David Hockney
  • John Petts
  • Lucian Freud

• 174. Which Welsh artist is best known for engravings and stained glass?

  • David Allan
  • Lucian Freud
  • John Petts
  • Sir John Lavery

• 175. Which German-born British artist is best known for his portraits?

  • Lucian Freud
  • David Hockney
  • John Petts
  • Joseph Turner

• 176. Which British artist is associated with the Pop Art movement?

  • David Allan
  • Lucian Freud
  • David Hockney
  • Sir John Lavery

• 177. Which period saw the construction of great cathedrals and churches in the UK that still stand today?

  • The 18th Century
  • The Middle Ages
  • The Victorian Era
  • The 19th Century

• 178. Which building is an example of a Norman castle keep built on the orders of William the Conqueror?

  • Hardwick Hall
  • St Paul's Cathedral
  • The White Tower
  • The Royal Crescent

• 179. Which great country houses in Derbyshire reflects the wealth of landowners in more peaceful times?

  • Dumfries House
  • Hardwick Hall
  • The Queen's House
  • The Royal Crescent

• 180. Who designed the Queen's House at Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall?

  • Sir Christopher Wren
  • Robert Adam
  • Inigo Jones
  • Sir Edwin Lutyens