Oscar-Claude Monet was born on the 14th of November 1840 in Paris. When Monet was 16 years old his mother died and he went to live with his aunt.
In 1861 he joined the army, leaving 2 years later to study art. He moved to Paris to study under Charles Gleyre, and whilst there he befriended other artists such as Renoir.
Monet had his first piece accepted for display in 1865, and in 1874 the first Impressionist exhibition was held, in which Monet took part.
Monet struggled with depression which was not helped when his wife and model, Camille, died at the age of 32. He painted a study of her body and the resultant piece expresses his intense sense of loss.
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In 1883 Monet moved to Giverny, and many of his later works are of the garden at his house there. He married his second wife in 1892 and the two lived happily for almost 20 years before she died in 1911. Shortly afterwards Monet developed cataracts which severely affected his vision. He died on the 5th of December 1926 aged 86.
A humble man, Monet once wrote, "My only merit lies in having painted directly in front of nature, seeking to render my impressions of the most fleeting effects." Most critics would disagree with these words. Monet had a huge influence on both contemporary and later artists.
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Garden at Sainte-Adresse was painted by Monet in 1867. His friend, Renoir, is said to have given it what nickname?
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The Colourful Painting |
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The Flags |
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The Japanese painting |
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The Happy Family |
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One of more than 100 snowscapes painted by Monet, this piece, painted between 1868-1869, is named after which bird, which can be seen perched on a gate towards the left of the picture?
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A magpie |
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A crow |
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A jackdaw |
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A rook |
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This 1872 painting of Le Havre harbour gave its name to which artistic movement?
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The Modernist Movement |
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The Romantic Movement |
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The Cubist Movement |
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The Impressionist Movement |
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Painted in 1875, Snow at Argenteuil was said to have discouraged which famous contemporary of Monet's from painting winter scenes?
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Vincent Van Gogh |
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Paul Cézanne |
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Edgar Degas |
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Édouard Manet |
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What is the title of this painting which Monet created in 1883 in the town of Étretat?
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Life in Étretat |
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Fishermen in Étretat |
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Cliffs in Étretat |
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Stormy Sea in Étretat |
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This is a painting of which river, which was near to Monet's home in Giverny?
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The Seine |
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The Epte |
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The Somme |
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The Loire |
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Monet painted a number of pictures showing stacks of hay, wheat, straw or grain. What is the name for this series?
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Haystacks |
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Grainstacks |
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Wheatstacks |
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Strawstacks |
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This is one of a series of paintings by Monet of which bridge in London?
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Waterloo Bridge |
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London Bridge |
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Charing Cross Bridge |
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Tower Bridge |
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San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk is a scene of which city, which Monet described as "too beautiful to be painted"?
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Venice |
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Paris |
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Rome |
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Marseille |
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This work Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas sold at auction in 2008 for £40,921,250 making it the most expensive piece by Monet. What is its name in English?
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Bath of Nymphs |
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Water Lily Pond |
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Basin of Nymphs |
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Water Lily Lake |
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1.
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Garden at Sainte-Adresse was painted by Monet in 1867. His friend, Renoir, is said to have given it what nickname?
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[ ] |
The Colourful Painting |
[ ] |
The Flags |
[x] |
The Japanese painting |
[ ] |
The Happy Family |
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2.
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One of more than 100 snowscapes painted by Monet, this piece, painted between 1868-1869, is named after which bird, which can be seen perched on a gate towards the left of the picture?
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[x] |
A magpie |
[ ] |
A crow |
[ ] |
A jackdaw |
[ ] |
A rook |
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3.
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This 1872 painting of Le Havre harbour gave its name to which artistic movement?
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The Modernist Movement |
[ ] |
The Romantic Movement |
[ ] |
The Cubist Movement |
[x] |
The Impressionist Movement |
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4.
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Painted in 1875, Snow at Argenteuil was said to have discouraged which famous contemporary of Monet's from painting winter scenes?
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[ ] |
Vincent Van Gogh |
[ ] |
Paul Cézanne |
[ ] |
Edgar Degas |
[x] |
Édouard Manet |
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5.
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What is the title of this painting which Monet created in 1883 in the town of Étretat?
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[ ] |
Life in Étretat |
[ ] |
Fishermen in Étretat |
[ ] |
Cliffs in Étretat |
[x] |
Stormy Sea in Étretat |
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6.
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This is a painting of which river, which was near to Monet's home in Giverny?
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[ ] |
The Seine |
[x] |
The Epte |
[ ] |
The Somme |
[ ] |
The Loire |
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7.
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Monet painted a number of pictures showing stacks of hay, wheat, straw or grain. What is the name for this series?
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[x] |
Haystacks |
[ ] |
Grainstacks |
[ ] |
Wheatstacks |
[ ] |
Strawstacks |
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8.
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This is one of a series of paintings by Monet of which bridge in London?
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[ ] |
Waterloo Bridge |
[ ] |
London Bridge |
[x] |
Charing Cross Bridge |
[ ] |
Tower Bridge |
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9.
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San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk is a scene of which city, which Monet described as "too beautiful to be painted"?
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[x] |
Venice |
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Paris |
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Rome |
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Marseille |
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10.
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This work Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas sold at auction in 2008 for £40,921,250 making it the most expensive piece by Monet. What is its name in English?
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[ ] |
Bath of Nymphs |
[x] |
Water Lily Pond |
[ ] |
Basin of Nymphs |
[ ] |
Water Lily Lake |
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