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Famous Sculptors
'The Angel of the North' is a famous sculpture near Newcastle.

Famous Sculptors

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 in Art and Design for children aged 5, 6 and 7 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with knowing about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understanding the historical and cultural development of their art forms. In particular it focusses on famous historical and modern sculptors and their works.

Studying art and design is partly about learning new techniques like shading or colour mixing, and partly about learning about the development of art over the centuries. One aspect of this is famous historical and modern sculptors whose works have shaped the art world.

1 .
Who sculpted the Bronze David in the 1440s?
Michelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
Leonardo
The sculpture depicts the young David, posed with his foot on Goliath’s severed head just after killing the giant
2 .
Henry Moore was an English sculptor. He is famous for which style?
Realistic
Outlandish
Abstract
Colourful
Moore worked in different media and in particular stone, wood and bronze
3 .
Edvard Eriksen is a sculptor noted for what?
Peter Pan
The Little Mermaid
Eros
Lord Nelson
The Little Mermaid statue is only 1.25 metres high and weighs around 175 kg
4 .
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor, sculpted something which France gave to America. What was it?
The Empire State Building
The Statue of Liberty
The Golden Gate Bridge
President Lincoln
The statue is of the Roman goddess, Libertas, and was given to the people of America by the people of France after the USA abolished slavery
5 .
Rodin created a famous sculpture called what?
The Talker
The Thinker
The Watcher
The Actor
The statue was originally called 'The Poet' and was meant to depict Dante at the gates of Hell
6 .
Andy Goldsworthy is a British sculptor who works with what sort of media?
Natural materials
Modelling clay
Soap
Food products
Andy turns what he finds in the environment into sculptures and artwork
7 .
Michelangelo's most famous sculpture is called what?
Douglas
Damien
Dwain
David
The statue represents the biblical character David, who was a popular subject at the time
8 .
Gutzon Borglum created a very famous sculpture in America. It is the heads of who?
Four fearless cowboys
Four funny comedians
Four famous actors
Four American presidents
Gutzon completed the sculpture with his son, Lincoln
9 .
Anthony Gormley is a British sculptor most famously known for which piece?
The Angel of the North
Lord Nelson's Column
The Little Mermaid
Venus de Milo
The statue is enormous and is situated near Newcastle
10 .
Auguste Rodin created a famous sculpture in 1889. What is it called?
The Squeeze
The Hug
The Kiss
The Smooch
Although the sculpture is called 'The Kiss', the subjects' lips are not actually meeting!
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize – Art and Design

Author:  Angela Smith

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