The Ugly Duchess, by Quentin Matsys
  • 1. Who painted 'The Ugly Duchess'?
A) Pieter Bruegel the Elder
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Hieronymus Bosch
D) Quentin Matsys
  • 2. Approximately when was 'The Ugly Duchess' painted?
A) 1450
B) 1405
C) 1513
D) 1600
  • 3. What is the primary medium of 'The Ugly Duchess'?
A) Tempera on canvas
B) Watercolor on paper
C) Fresco
D) Oil on panel
  • 4. Which museum currently houses 'The Ugly Duchess'?
A) The Louvre, Paris
B) The National Gallery, London
C) The Uffizi Gallery, Florence
D) The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
  • 5. What condition is the subject of the painting thought to have had?
A) Smallpox
B) Scurvy
C) Paget's disease of bone
D) Rickets
  • 6. Which literary work famously featured an illustration based on this painting?
A) Gargantua and Pantagruel
B) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
C) Don Quixote
D) The Canterbury Tales
  • 7. What artistic movement was Matsys associated with?
A) Mannerism
B) Gothic
C) Northern Renaissance
D) Baroque
  • 8. What color is the Duchess's dress?
A) Green
B) Black
C) Blue
D) Red
  • 9. The painting is considered an example of what genre?
A) Grotesque portrait
B) Religious painting
C) Still life
D) Landscape
  • 10. How does the painting contrast beauty and ugliness?
A) Through use of bright colors
B) Through symbolic animals
C) By including a beautiful companion
D) By showing an old woman in youthful attire
  • 11. What was Matsys' primary profession before becoming a painter?
A) Blacksmith
B) Merchant
C) Sculptor
D) Architect
  • 12. Which art historical period followed the Northern Renaissance?
A) Neoclassicism
B) Gothic
C) Baroque
D) Rococo
  • 13. How did Matsys likely intend viewers to react?
A) With religious reverence
B) With pure horror
C) With mixed pity and amusement
D) With political anger
  • 14. The painting is often discussed in relation to:
A) Theories of the grotesque in art
B) Astronomical discoveries
C) Maritime trade routes
D) Agricultural practices
  • 15. In what century was 'The Ugly Duchess' created?
A) 17th century
B) 15th century
C) 16th century
D) 14th century
  • 16. What nationality was Quentin Matsys?
A) French
B) Dutch
C) German
D) Flemish
  • 17. The painting was once attributed to which other artist?
A) Jan van Eyck
B) Rogier van der Weyden
C) Albrecht Dürer
D) Leonardo da Vinci
  • 18. What city did Matsys work in primarily?
A) Antwerp
B) Bruges
C) Ghent
D) Brussels
  • 19. The painting likely served as what type of work?
A) Royal commission
B) Religious devotion
C) Family portrait
D) Satirical commentary
  • 20. What aspect of the painting suggests vanity?
A) Her smile
B) Her jewelry
C) Her fashionable dress
D) Her posture
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