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The Ugly Duchess, by Quentin Matsys
Contributed by: Morrison
  • 1. Who painted 'The Ugly Duchess'?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Quentin Matsys
C) Hieronymus Bosch
D) Pieter Bruegel the Elder
  • 2. Approximately when was 'The Ugly Duchess' painted?
A) 1405
B) 1513
C) 1450
D) 1600
  • 3. What is the primary medium of 'The Ugly Duchess'?
A) Tempera on canvas
B) Watercolor on paper
C) Oil on panel
D) Fresco
  • 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) Paget's disease of bone
B) Scurvy
C) Rickets
D) Smallpox
  • 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) Northern Renaissance
B) Mannerism
C) Gothic
D) Baroque
  • 8. What color is the Duchess's dress?
A) Red
B) Green
C) Black
D) Blue
  • 9. The painting is considered an example of what genre?
A) Religious painting
B) Grotesque portrait
C) Landscape
D) Still life
  • 10. How does the painting contrast beauty and ugliness?
A) Through symbolic animals
B) By including a beautiful companion
C) Through use of bright colors
D) By showing an old woman in youthful attire
  • 11. What was Matsys' primary profession before becoming a painter?
A) Sculptor
B) Blacksmith
C) Architect
D) Merchant
  • 12. Which art historical period followed the Northern Renaissance?
A) Baroque
B) Neoclassicism
C) Gothic
D) Rococo
  • 13. How did Matsys likely intend viewers to react?
A) With political anger
B) With religious reverence
C) With pure horror
D) With mixed pity and amusement
  • 14. The painting is often discussed in relation to:
A) Maritime trade routes
B) Astronomical discoveries
C) Theories of the grotesque in art
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) German
C) Flemish
D) Dutch
  • 17. The painting was once attributed to which other artist?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Rogier van der Weyden
C) Albrecht Dürer
D) Jan van Eyck
  • 18. What city did Matsys work in primarily?
A) Brussels
B) Ghent
C) Bruges
D) Antwerp
  • 19. The painting likely served as what type of work?
A) Royal commission
B) Family portrait
C) Satirical commentary
D) Religious devotion
  • 20. What aspect of the painting suggests vanity?
A) Her posture
B) Her jewelry
C) Her smile
D) Her fashionable dress
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