Art. Entry test

Choose the correct option. The _________ created a beautiful mural on the wall of the school.

Choose the correct option. The artist stretched a large ___________ to start her new masterpiece.

Choose the correct option. He set up his _______ in the park to capture the view of the lake.

Choose the correct option. The museum has a fascinating collection of ___________ ranging from Iron Age pottery to Inuit clothing.

Choose the correct option. She loves to paint ___________ scenes with flowers and fruits.

Choose the correct option. Each brushstroke added depth and colour to the landscape ...

Complete the sentences with the missing words. One word is extra. The new City Arts Complex opened its doors to the public on Saturday. There are several art , each one showing an art form. There is one for in metal, clay or wood, and one for , whether in black and white or colour. There is also a modern where an of up to 10,000 people can enjoy performances of plays, shows and musicals accompanied by the marvellous orchestra composed of local musicians.

Match the types of Visual Arts to their definitions.

Choose the correct option. The art students were told to ___________ the landscape.

Complete the sentences with the missing words. Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 , including around 860 oil, most of which date from the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, , portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and brushwork that contributed to the foundations of art. Born into an upper-middle-class family, Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious, quiet, and . As a young man, he worked as an art dealer, often travelling, but became after he moved to London. He turned to religion and spent time as a Protestant missionary in southern Belgium. He drifted in ill health and solitude before taking up in 1881, having moved back home with his parents. His younger brother Theo supported him financially, and the two kept a long correspondence by writing.

Read the text. Find out which of the texts A-F contain the answers to the following questions. There is one extra question.