Question

A female artist from this country depicted a woman ignoring a man’s offer of money and instead focusing on her sewing in The Proposition. A genre of portraits from this country featuring exaggerated facial expressions known as tronies (“TROH-nees”) was frequently painted (10[1])by the artist of Malle Babbe (10[1])(“MAH-luh BAH-bah”). Another artist from this country painted a viola da gamba on the ground while a woman (-5[1])sits at a virginal next to her teacher in The Music Lesson. (10[1])That artist from this country portrayed a woman sporting (10[1])a blue and yellow (10[1])turban (10[1])and wearing the title piece of jewelry. (10[2])For 10 points, name this country home to (10[1])Frans Hals and the artist of Girl with a Pearl Earring, (10[1]-5[1])Johannes Vermeer. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Netherlands [or Holland; or United Provinces of the Netherlands; or Republic of the Seven United Netherlands; or Dutch Republic] (The artist clued in the first line is Judith Leyster.)
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