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