Bonus
This painting, which was described by Henry James as the “saddest work of art in the world,” has a 15 minute time limit for viewing due to its condition. For 10 points each.
[10e] Name this Leonardo da Vinci painting that depicts a table with the twelve apostles and Jesus, whose feet are cut off.
ANSWER: The Last Supper [or Il Cenacolo or L’Ultima Cena]
[10m] A primary reason for the Last Supper’s deterioration is its innovative but unstable mixture of oil paints with this other type of paint. This medium often involves the use of egg yolks.
ANSWER: tempera [accept egg tempera]
[10h] Less than 60 years after its painting, this artist described The Last Supper as a “muddle of blots” that was nearly unrecognizable. This artist wrote about many Renaissance artists such as da Vinci in his pioneering work Lives of the Great Artists.
ANSWER: Giorgio Vasari
<Editors, Painting and Sculpture>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10 | 19.00 | 90% | 70% | 30% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst A | Brown B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Brown A | Dartmouth B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| Chipola College | Vanderbilt A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Claremont A | UC Santa Barbara | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Edinburgh A | Sheffield B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| George Mason A | Maryland A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Rutgers A | Maryland C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| Toronto B | McMaster A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Vermont B | Boston College A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Williams B | Dartmouth A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |