Answers to Art History, Simplified

Here are the solutions to the art history puzzle from a few days ago. You may not agree with all the answers (I guessed wrong on a lot of them), and there’s plenty of room for debate.

Modigliani, for example, was as famous as El Greco for his elongated forms in #2, and the starched ruff in #4 really could have been Rubens as well as Hals.

The Gericault solution was a bit conceptual, based, I suppose on the Raft of the Medusa. Starhorse actually guessed Norman Mingo for #24. Way to go! Mingo was the artist famous for painting Alfred E. Neuman.

Begging your indulgence, I’ll stick with the solutions as they were provided in the version I ran across. Credit goes to the early guessers, who paved the way.

By my count—and check me if I'm wrong—the high scorers were:

• David, honorable mention, with 16 correct answers;
• Kristel, Mark Hudgins, Michael L, Meredith D., Lekola, and Larin, the runners-up with 17;
• and Amy Stegner and Starhorse, the winners with 18.

If that count is right, I'll ask Amy and Starhorse to please email your mailing addresses to jgurneyart@yahoo.com, and we’ll send you the signed Dinotopia map and bookplate. Thanks again to all who took part.