Question
For 10 points each, answer the following about artwork featured in The Paris Review article “Ugliness Is Underrated: In Defense of Ugly Paintings.”
[10e] According to the article, this artist’s drawings of intentionally ugly “grotesque heads” were intended to contrast with the beauty of his other sitters, like the central eyebrowless woman of his Mona Lisa.
ANSWER: Leonardo da Vinci [accept either underlined portion]
[10m] This massive triptych by Hironymous Bosch was criticized for its “bright spots of ugliness," as its depiction of heaven is “rather boring and notably empty” while hell houses “fornicators and flute-assed musicians.”
ANSWER: The Garden of Earthly Delights
[10h] Stephen Bayley claims that the subject of Quentin Matsys’ painting of an “Ugly” holder of this title suffered from Paget’s disease. A holder of this royal title from Alba is depicted in black garb in a painting by Goya.
ANSWER: duchess [accept The Ugly Duchess; accept The Black Duchess]
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter A | Downingtown STEM | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Hunter B | Hastings A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Mather B | Hastings B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mather C | Stuyvesant B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Stuyvesant A | East Brunswick A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Trinity B | Daniel Boone Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| moving finger A | Mather A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| moving finger B | North Babylon A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| moving finger C | Great Valley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 9 | 13.33 | 89% | 44% | 0% |