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 by the artist of Malle Babbe (“MAH-luh BAH-bah”). Another artist from this country painted a viola da gamba on the ground while a woman sits at a virginal (10[1])next to her teacher in The Music Lesson. That artist from this country portrayed a woman sporting a blue and yellow turban (10[1]-5[1])and wearing the title (10[1])piece of jewelry. (10[3])For 10 points, (10[1])name this country home to Frans Hals and the artist of Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer. ■END■ (10[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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Lehigh B (DII)6610
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Lehigh A (UG)88-5
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)NYU B8810
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BColumbia B9210
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Bard A (UG)9510
Wade Rogers (DII)Fordham AMaryland B (DII)9510
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Princeton A (UG)9510
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Rowan A (DII)9810
Claire Wilson (UG)Lehigh A (UG)Penn A (DII)11710

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%90.33
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY7100%0%0%80.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%74.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1191%0%18%82.50
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%88.44
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%65.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%93.25