Question
A chaperon (“sha-pear-OHN”) fashioned like one of these objects sometimes titles a painting whose date of “October 21, 1433” is painted to resemble an etching on its frame. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this object of clothing, a red one of which is worn by a man in a black fur coat in a possible self-portrait by Jan van Eyck.
ANSWER: turban [or a red turban; accept Portrait of a Man in a Turban; accept Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban; prompt on hats or headware or scarves]
[10e] This man wears a red, twisted bourrelet (“BOOR-ley”) in a 1438 van Eyck portrait. This man holds the hand of a pregnant woman in a green dress in a van Eyck painting believed to depict a wedding.
ANSWER: Giovanni Arnolfini [or Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini; accept the Arnolfini Portrait; or Arnolfini Wedding; or Arnolfini Marriage; or the Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife]
[10h] English or original language term required. This phrase appears at the top of the frame for Man in the Red Turban. This pun was Van Eyck’s motto and was written in pseudo-Greek letters.
ANSWER: “As I Can” [or “Als Ich Can”; accept “As Eyck Can”; accept “As Best I Can” or “As Best Eyck Can”; accept “As Well as I Can” or “As Well as Eyck Can”; accept “As Best I Can, Not as I Would” or “As Best I can, Not as Eyck Would”]
<Ganon Evans, Fine Arts - Painting - European to 1600> ~22733~ <Editor: Chandler West>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 13.61 | 89% | 42% | 6% |