# Which woman painted La verbena (The Fair)?

Question 4025 · Task 4 · Culture and history of Spain · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** ¿Qué mujer es autora del cuadro La verbena?

- a) Maruja Mallo. (Maruja Mallo.) · Right answer
- b) Carmen Maura. (Carmen Maura.)
- c) Clara Lago. (Clara Lago.)

**Right answer:** a) Maruja Mallo.

## Why

Maruja Mallo was a painter of the Generación del 27 (Generation of '27) and she painted La verbena, which is in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid. Carmen Maura and Clara Lago are actresses.

Question 4025 of the Manual de preparación de la prueba CCSE 2026 © Instituto Cervantes: https://cervantes.org/sites/public/produccion/files/2026-10/manual-preparacion-prueba-ccse-2026.pdf

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