Question
An 1880s painting depicts a famous historical member of this profession with crossed legs and a cynical expression during the title Prussian Homage. For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this profession of Stańczyk (“STAN-cheek”), the subject of another painting by Jan Matejko in which he sits wearily in a chair with interlaced fingers.
ANSWER: clowns [or jesters or fools]
[10e] Matejko painted a person in this profession on a balcony amidst a Conversation with God. Vermeer’s The Geographer is often paired with another of his paintings in which a member of this title profession holds their hand over a globe.
ANSWER: astronomers (The Matejko work is Astronomer Copernicus.)
[10h] Despite promising to do so, Matejko did not finish Christ Preaching at Capernaum (“ka-PER-nay-um”) by this student of his. This artist of Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur died aged 23, but still earned the moniker “father of Jewish art.”
ANSWER: Maurycy Gottlieb
<JG, Painting and Sculpture>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 15 | 16.67 | 80% | 87% | 0% |