Art History Crossword for Adults

This hard crossword about art history has 23 entries on a 15 by 15 grid, 12 across and 11 down.

Answers average 6.3 letters and the longest runs eleven, clued as "Light work in the shadows, contrastingly" (14 Across). It crosses five other answers, so getting it early opens up much of the grid.

  • 23 clues
  • 15 x 15 grid
  • Hard
  • Answers 4 to 11 letters

The three longest answers

  1. 14 Across (11)Light work in the shadows, contrastingly
  2. 10 Down (11)Florence's claim to fame that ended the Dark Ages
  3. 12 Down (9)Chiseled figure trying not to lose its head

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Across

  1. 1. He made a good impression with water lilies
  2. 3. Fast-drying plastic for modern strokes
  3. 6. Impressionist who kept his subjects on their toes
  4. 7. Medium rhyming with a squash but far more refined
  5. 9. Artist who made a point of painting on Sunday
  6. 11. Fresh start on a wet plaster wall
  7. 14. Light work in the shadows, contrastingly
  8. 17. Slippery medium favored by old masters
  9. 19. Painter who blocked out his feelings in color
  10. 20. Anti-art infant babble
  11. 21. Wooden tripod lacking a camera
  12. 22. Viennese symbolist with a golden touch

Down

  1. 2. Tooth coating found on ancient jewelry
  2. 4. Impressionist known for boating parties
  3. 5. Spanish romantic with a dark period
  4. 6. Surrealist with time melting away
  5. 8. Art that does not play by reality's rules
  6. 10. Florence's claim to fame that ended the Dark Ages
  7. 12. Chiseled figure trying not to lose its head
  8. 13. Facing the canvas for a personal reflection
  9. 15. Grill remnant used for shading
  10. 16. Parisian pad where Mona Lisa hangs out
  11. 18. Sculptor who always had a lot to think about

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