#8943, aired 2023-10-04 | ART, FOR ART'S SAKE $200: Joseph Karl Stieler's early 19th century portrait of this man captures his energy & ferocity Beethoven |
#8943, aired 2023-10-04 | ART, FOR ART'S SAKE $400: He's the former stockbroker who painted women of Tahiti seen here Gauguin |
#8943, aired 2023-10-04 | ART, FOR ART'S SAKE $600: Dali's "Persistence of Memory" features 3 of these objects appearing to wilt watches (clocks) |
#8943, aired 2023-10-04 | ART, FOR ART'S SAKE $800: She's the American-born expatriate whose work is seen here (Mary) Cassatt |
#8943, aired 2023-10-04 | ART, FOR ART'S SAKE $1000: The unique modern stylings of this abstract Dutchman are seen in his "Broadway Boogie Woogie" Mondrian |
#8907, aired 2023-07-04 | ART"S" $400: Like Cézanne's "Apples on a Cloth", it's a painting of inanimate objects for their own sake, or for symbolic significance a still life |
#7852, aired 2018-10-30 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $400: Rembrandt's "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp" shows a procedure taking place in this world capital Amsterdam |
#7852, aired 2018-10-30 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $800: A high school's painting from his "Willie Gillis" WWII series became a $1.9 million windfall for students in 2014 (Norman) Rockwell |
#7852, aired 2018-10-30 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $1200: This giant of Flemish art was a mentor to Anthony Van Dyck, who did a 1621 portrait of the older master's wife Peter Paul Rubens |
#7852, aired 2018-10-30 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $2,000 (Daily Double): Max Klinger (a German Symbolist, not a "M*A*S*H" character) is among painters of this 5-letter theme of a grieving Mary the pietà |
#7852, aired 2018-10-30 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $2000: One of Goya's most famous pieces features this Roman mythological figure eating his son Saturn |
#7261, aired 2016-03-21 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $400: From the Latin for "shape", it's a statuette under 11 inches high & exactly 8 letters long a figurine |
#7261, aired 2016-03-21 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $800: It means to embed decorative material into a surface for ornamental effect, or the resulting design an inlay |
#7261, aired 2016-03-21 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $1200: Popular for museum displays, it's an illuminated 3-dimensional scene often with a painted background a diorama |
#7261, aired 2016-03-21 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $1600: This term for a carving like on the front of a coin means it's raised only slightly from its background a bas-relief |
#7261, aired 2016-03-21 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $2000: In the 1990s printmakers took this French word for "squirted" to refer to fine art prints made using inkjet technology giclee |
#6616, aired 2013-05-27 | "ART", FOR ART'S SAKE $400: "Oe'r" these "we watched" the Star-Spangled Banner as it was "so gallantly streaming" ramparts |
#6616, aired 2013-05-27 | "ART", FOR ART'S SAKE $800: Although many types of this edible plant are popular in Europe, the globe variety is mostly grown in the United States the artichoke |
#6616, aired 2013-05-27 | "ART", FOR ART'S SAKE $1200: Large-caliber weaponry operated by crews, such as cannons, howitzers & missile launchers artillery |
#6616, aired 2013-05-27 | "ART", FOR ART'S SAKE $1600: Do come to my eco-friendly loft for cheese described by this 9-letter adjective, meaning with craft & by hand artisanal |
#6616, aired 2013-05-27 | "ART", FOR ART'S SAKE $2000: In Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, this figure encloses characters that represent the name of a sovereign a cartouche |
#6523, aired 2013-01-16 | A LOTTA MOTTO $200: "Ars Gratia Artis" (art for art's sake) is the motto of this film company usually known by 3 letters MGM |
#5901, aired 2010-04-19 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $200: Dentist Byron McKeeby of Cedar Rapids, Iowa was immortalized in this 1930 painting along with the artist's sister American Gothic |
#5901, aired 2010-04-19 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $400: In David's 1801 painting "Napoleon at the Great St. Bernard Pass", the general is crossing this mountain range the Alps |
#5901, aired 2010-04-19 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $600: The crushing foot used in this TV show's opening is from Bronzino's 1545 painting, "An Allegory with Venus and Cupid" Monty Python's Flying Circus |
#5901, aired 2010-04-19 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $800: Titian portrayed Ariadne & this god of wine falling in love at first sight Dionysus (or Bacchus) |
#5901, aired 2010-04-19 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $1000: Title of the 15th century work depicting the Virgin Mary & the angel Gabriel thought to be da Vinci's first completed work The Annunciation |
#5503, aired 2008-07-09 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $200: Salvador Dali once planned to build a table made entirely of these hard-boiled items "so that it could be eaten" eggs |
#5503, aired 2008-07-09 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $400: A Sarasota, Florida company specializes in giant sculptures in this medium; it's not just for castles anymore sand |
#5503, aired 2008-07-09 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $600: Chef Alain Roby set a Guinness record in 2006 by sculpting a 20-foot 8-inch skyscraper from this sweet chocolate |
#5503, aired 2008-07-09 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $800: Lana Shuttleworth transforms these roadwork markers into art, as in the 7 foot by 10 foot landscape seen here pylons or traffic cones |
#5503, aired 2008-07-09 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $1000: Jim Victor made parmesan ships with pizza dough sails & spaghetti rigging for a 2005 parade honoring this holiday Columbus Day |
#5413, aired 2008-03-05 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $200: "Mt. Rushmoo", a depiction of 4 imposing bovines, was sculpted by Jim Victor from this dairy product butter |
#5413, aired 2008-03-05 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $400: A roomful of silver balloons that move with the air currents is a highlight of this pop artist's Pittsburgh museum Andy Warhol |
#5413, aired 2008-03-05 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $600: If you donate $135 to his sanctuary, you can own a painting like the one seen here, signed by this "Tarzan" costar Cheeta (the chimp) |
#5413, aired 2008-03-05 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $1000: This "wrap" artist & his wife Jeanne-Claude used more than 1 million square feet of fabric to wrap the Reichstag Christo |
#5413, aired 2008-03-05 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $3,400 (Daily Double): Who else but this Iberian would paint "Giant Flying Demi-Tasse with Incomprehensible Appendage 5 Meters Long" Salvador Dalí |
#5034, aired 2006-06-29 | LITERARY STYLES $1200: The Parnassians of 19th c. France used strict technique & advocated this, later used as a motto by MGM ars gratia artis (art for art's sake) |
#4886, aired 2005-12-05 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $200: Joseph Karl Stieler's early 19th-century portrait of this man captures his energy & ferocity Beethoven |
#4886, aired 2005-12-05 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $400: He's the former stockbroker who painted "Woman with Mango", seen here Gauguin |
#4886, aired 2005-12-05 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $600: This influential Italian also worked in sculpture Modigliani |
#4886, aired 2005-12-05 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $800: She's the Pennsylvania-born expatriate whose work is seen here (Mary) Cassatt |
#4886, aired 2005-12-05 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $1000: The unique modern stylings of this abstract Dutchman are seen in his "Broadway Boogie Woogie" Piet Mondrian |
#4634, aired 2004-10-28 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $400: This man's 1642 work, seen here is today found in an Amsterdam museum Rembrandt |
#4634, aired 2004-10-28 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $800: Seen here is one of many denizens of the American West depicted by this man (Frederick) Remington |
#4634, aired 2004-10-28 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $1200: All that the Empire came to symbolize is seen here in this artist's portrait of Madame Recamier (Jacques-Louis) David |
#4634, aired 2004-10-28 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $1600: The characteristic style of this Frenchman is seen here in his 1890s work, "Turning Road at Montgeroult" Cézanne |
#4634, aired 2004-10-28 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $2000: This poet & painter whose work is seen here had the same first name as a poet born in 1265 Dante Rossetti |
#3902, aired 2001-07-17 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $200: "The Union of Earth & Water", seen here, was painted by this zaftig-loving Baroque artist Rubens |
#3902, aired 2001-07-17 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $400: He's the unique Neoimpressionist whose work "Study for Le Chahut" is seen here Georges Seurat |
#3902, aired 2001-07-17 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $600: As evidenced here, this artist's Neoclassic style made him a favorite of French rulers David |
#3711, aired 2000-10-23 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $200: Now at the Huntington Gallery, it's the "colorful" Sir Thomas Lawrence work seen here "Pinkie" |
#3711, aired 2000-10-23 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $400: Edouard Manet painted his portrait of this American author seen here from a daguerreotype Edgar Allan Poe |
#3711, aired 2000-10-23 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $600: This innovative painter & print maker seen here passed on to his surrealistic reward in 1989 Salvador Dali |
#3711, aired 2000-10-23 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $800: He's the masterful German composer seen here in a 1746 portrait by Haussmann J.S. Bach |
#3711, aired 2000-10-23 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE $1000: The clouds tell you why this work by Giorgione shares its name with a Shakespeare play The Tempest |
#3657, aired 2000-06-27 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $100: It's the restored masterpiece seen here: The Last Supper |
#3657, aired 2000-06-27 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $200: Artist whose self-portrait is seen here: Vincent Van Gogh |
#3657, aired 2000-06-27 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $300: The 1660s Battista portrait seen here may be of the man who followed Alexander VII into this post: pope |
#3657, aired 2000-06-27 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $400: He's the innovative sculptor who created the smooching seen here: Auguste Rodin (The Kiss) |
#3657, aired 2000-06-27 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $500: Giotto's teacher, Cimabue, painted the "Madonna in Majesty", seen here, in this city: Florence |
#3508, aired 1999-12-01 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $200: A favorite subject of this painter is seen here:
(ballet dancer) Edgar Degas |
#3508, aired 1999-12-01 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $400: Some of this impressionist's works like the one seen here have nautical themes:
("The Rowers' Lunch") Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
#3508, aired 1999-12-01 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $600: This Dutch master's exquisite depiction of interior life is evidenced by the work seen here:
("Madchen Mit Perle") Jan Vermeer |
#3508, aired 1999-12-01 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $800: Seen here is a favorite pre-Raphaelite subject by this painter:
("La Ghirlandata") Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
#3508, aired 1999-12-01 | ART FOR ART'S SAKE! $1000: The detail seen here is from this title school: "The School of Athens" (by Raphael) |
#3132, aired 1998-03-24 | LINGUA MORTALIS $900 (Daily Double): It's the English translation of "Ars Gratia Artis", the motto seen here: Art for art's sake |
#2982, aired 1997-07-15 | QUOTATIONS $500: Victor Cousin wrote, "We need religion for religion's sake, morality for morality's sake" & this Art for art's sake |
#1206, aired 1989-11-27 | MOTTOS $500: The motto of this movie company is "Ars Gratia Artis", or Art for Art's Sake MGM |
#794, aired 1988-02-04 | ART $500: It was the rallying cry of a group of 19th C. artists who believed art needed no purpose "Art for art's sake" |
#350, aired 1986-01-10 | FAMOUS QUOTES $500: In 1818, Victor Cousin remarked "we need religion for religion's sake, morality for morality's sake", & this art for art's sake |
#281, aired 1985-10-07 | FOREIGN PHRASES $500: English for "Ars gratia artis", Latin phrase MGM's Leo might be roaring out in Lionese art for art's sake |