Question

In the first episode of Ways of Seeing, John Berger critiques the perceived “religiosity” in this artist’s painting of the regents of an almshouse. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Baroque painter known for his expressive and mirthful portraits, such as his painting of a woman clutching a beer tankard with an owl perched on her shoulder, Malle Babbe (“MAH-luh BAH-buh”).
ANSWER: Frans Hals
[10h] Malle Babbe and other portraits by Hals have been categorized as this sort of portrait particular to the Dutch Golden Age, which emphasizes the subject’s facial expression and often includes unusual costuming.
ANSWER: tronie
[10e] In this tronie by Hals’s contemporary Jan Vermeer, the subject wears a blue and yellow turban and the title piece of jewelry while enigmatically gazing over her shoulder at the viewer.
ANSWER: Girl with a Pearl Earring [or Meisje met de parel]
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Maryland AGeorge Washington A001010
Johns HopkinsGeorgetown1001020
George Washington BMaryland B001010