Question
In this artwork, a polyhedron sits next to a building decorated with a magic square, which includes this artwork’s creation date of 1514. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this engraving whose central angel rests her head in her hand while surrounded by woodcutting tools.
ANSWER: Melencolia I ("one") [prompt on Melancholy]
[10e] A painting by Jacopo de' Barbari (“ya-KO-po day bar-BAR-ee”) may have inspired the polyhedron in this German artist's Melencolia I, one of his "master prints" whose others include Knight, Death, and the Devil.
ANSWER: Albrecht Dürer
[10h] This other artist created a tile mosaic of a stellated dodecahedron for the Basilica of St. Mark. This artist depicted dogs disappearing into a dark background in his massive The Hunt in the Forest.
ANSWER: Paolo Uccello ("oo-CHELL-oh")
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 36 | 14.44 | 89% | 53% | 3% |