When a masterpiece fronts the Bing homepage, the quiz asks who painted it, and the same short roster of painters supplies nearly every answer. Learn a dozen artist-artwork pairs and the painters quiz becomes the easiest category on the site.
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The pairings that repeat
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night and Sunflowers. Claude Monet's Water Lilies anchor Impressionism, the movement named after his 'Impression, Sunrise'. Pablo Picasso co-founded Cubism and painted Guernica, and Frida Kahlo is celebrated for her self-portraits.
Movements and giveaways
Impressionism means Monet, Renoir and soft light; Cubism means Picasso and Braque's fractured shapes; Surrealism means Dalí's melting clocks (The Persistence of Memory). Recognising the style narrows the artist before you even read the options.
The trick questions
Van Gogh sold very few paintings in his lifetime, and da Vinci questions sometimes pivot to his inventions or notebooks rather than his art. Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling, he's the sculptor-painter, while Raphael and Donatello round out the Renaissance names quizzes love to shuffle.
Answering fast
If the day's image shows the artwork, the caption typically names it; search the painting's title plus 'artist' to confirm. Museum pages are the most reliable sources and often hand you the movement and year as a bonus.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who painted The Starry Night?
Vincent van Gogh, in 1889, painted while he was at the asylum in Saint-Rémy, one of Bing's favourite art answers.
Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Michelangelo, between 1508 and 1512, a frequent trick option against da Vinci and Raphael.
Which movement is Claude Monet associated with?
Impressionism, named after his painting 'Impression, Sunrise', with Water Lilies as his signature series.