WWTBAM Bored

So, what's up with you this weekend? Nothing on tv other than some foreign thing called "Sunday Ticket". In something called "HD". Who needs that? Are you like me? Do you kind of just tune out eleventy hundred channels of 'sports crap', close your eyes and dream of the Italian Renaissance? Yes? Then this weekend is for you!

Timeline, September 12-14

"Real Men of Genius"

Match up each of the Renaissance artists with the year of their birth (10 points each), along with one of their well known works (10 points each). As you can see, the mid 1400’s were lousy with brilliance. But, if you manage to weed out the outsiders, I think the ages of the middle kids can be figured out.

You've also got 5 bogies to identify at 5 points each and a bonus question worth 25 points for a total of 250 (!) points this weekend.

1. 1267

2. 1378

3. 1386

4. 1401

5. 1445

6. 1452

7. 1475

8. 1483

9. 1500

10. 1518

Bonus: Which of the four are also Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? (5 points each plus 5 for the name of their sensai)


Artist Well (2 Bogies)

• Botticelli
  Caravaggio
  Cellini
  da Vinci
  Donatello
  Fra Filippo Lippi
  Giotto
  Ghiberti
  Masaccio
  Michelangelo
  Raphael
  Tintoretto

Art Well (3 Bogies)

• Adoration of the Magi
  Birth of Venus
  Ecstasy of St. Teresa
  Feast of Herod
  Gates of Paradise
  Ginevra de’ Benci
  Judith and Holofernes
  Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa
  Pieta
  Pisa Polyptych
  Portrait of a Condottierre
  School of Athens
  Worship of the Golden Calf

Spoiler

"Real Men of Genius"


1. 1267 = Giotto = Adoration of the Magi (others did this also, but I can't find anything else of his on the list, so it must go here)

2. 1378 = Ghiberti = Gates of Paradise (the nickname given to the doors by Michelangelo)

3. 1386 = Donatello = a problem because you have at least two of his works in the list. The more famous one is Judith and Holofernes, which is probably what you want, but he also did a Feast of Herod. But Judy and Headless are way better know, so I will use that for this one.

4. 1401 = Masaccio = Pisa Polyptych

5. 1445 = Botticelli. This is tricky: my favorite painting of all time is his Birth of Venus, but he also did a wonderful Adoration of the Magi (as did many others), and his actually includes what might be a self-portrait. But I will say Birth of Venus for old Sandy.

6. 1452 = Leonardo da Vinci = Ginevra de’ Benci

7. 1475 = Michelangelo = Pieta (several; others did them, also, but that is the only work of his that I think is here)

8. 1483 = Raphael = School of Athens (which, interestingly includes portraits of many artists, including DaVinci and Michelangelo)

9. 1500 = Cellini = Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa

10. 1518 = Tintoretto = yet another problem. His Worship of the Golden Calf is pretty famous, and probably want you want, but he also (like just about everyone else) did an Adoration of the Magi. But I'll go with the Calf for this one.

Bonus: Which of the four are also Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? (5 points each plus 5 for the name of their sensai)
The Toitles were Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello
The Sensai was, um, a rat


Artist Bogies
Caravaggio
Fra Filippo Lippi





Art Well (3 Bogies)
Ecstasy of St. Teresa (most famous is Bernini)
Feast of Herod (several artists, including Donatello)
Portrait of a Condottierre (Bellini?)

Dang, forgot to spoil it, so I edited it to do just that. Please don't hit me.

Whoa, some bad categories for me the last couple days.

Spoiler

1. 1267
Giotto Ginevra de’ Benci


2. 1378
Tintoretto Ecstasy of St. Teresa


3. 1386
Masaccio Feast of Herod

4. 1401
Raphael School of Athens

5. 1445
Micelangelo Pieta

6. 1452
Ghiberti Gates of Paradise

7. 1475
Donatello Judith and Holofernes

8. 1483
da Vinci Adoration of the Magi

9. 1500
Caravaggio Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa

10. 1518
Botticelli Birth Of Venus


Bonus: Which of the four are also Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? (5 points each plus 5 for the name of their sensai)
Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo
What's a sensai?


Artist Well (2 Bogies)
Cellini
Fra Filippo Lippi


Art Well (3 Bogies)
Pisa Polyptych
Portrait of a Condottierre

Worship of the Golden Calf

I could have used a dart board to help me with this one!

Spoiler

1. 1267
da Vinci - Pisa Polyptych

2. 1378
Michelangelo - Pieta

3. 1386
Masaccio - Portrait of a Condottierre

4. 1401
Raphael - Adoration of the Magi

5. 1445
Botticelli - Birth of Venus

6. 1452
Ghiberti - Gates of Paradise

7. 1475
Fra Filippo Lippi - Ginevra de’ Benci

8. 1483
Cellini - School of Athens

9. 1500
Tintoretto - Judith and Holofernes

10. 1518
Caravaggio - Ecstasy of St. Teresa

Bonus: Which of the four are also Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? (5 points each plus 5 for the name of their sensai)


Artist Well (2 Bogies)

Donatello
Giotto

Art Well (3 Bogies)

Worship of the Golden Calf
Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa
Feast of Herod

Some notes on this one, mostly in answer to wintergreen, although I don't know if he'll read the answers.

Timeline, September 12-14

"Real Men of Genius"

1. 1267

Giotto - Adoration of the Magi

Yeah, you pretty much can't swing a cat in Italy without hitting an Adoration of the Magi, but I was trying to do well known works and, when I think Giotto, I think Adoration of the Magi.

2. 1378

Ghiberti - Gates of Paradise

I think these would be mindblowing to see in person, although you really couldn't do it justice just from the logistics of what they are.

3. 1386

Donatello - Judith and Holofernes

Okay, you got me on this one, I didn't know he did a Feast of Herod. Well, until I went and looked at it, then it was a big DUH!

4. 1401

Masaccio - Pisa Polyptych

5. 1445

Botticelli - Birth of Venus

Another where I went with the best known, I originally had my favourite La Primavera. Some 'art appreciation student' once pointed out all the technical errors in Birth of Venus to me and now I can't enjoy it.

6. 1452

Leonardo da Vinci - Ginevra de' Benci

I should have used Mona Lisa, but I am not a da Vinci fan and this is one of the few things of his that I really like.

7. 1475

Michelangelo - Pieta

He did about a kajillion Pieta, but of course I'm referring to THE Pieta. I saw a real size replica when the Vatican Art Museum Tour came to Denver, I can't even comprehend how it must be to see the 'real' one, even if some asshole with a hammer forced them to put it behind glass.

8. 1483

Raphael - School of Athens

I used this rather than 'them two angels at the bottom of the Sistine Madonna' because it's a fun "Where's Waldo" type piece.

9. 1500

Cellini - Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa

10. 1518

Tintoretto - Worship of the Golden Calf

Bonus: Which of the four are also Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? (5 points each plus 5 for the name of their sensai)

I could even give the colours and weapons, because I'm such a dork. But I won't.

Donatello
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Raphael
Master Splinter

Bogies:

Caravaggio
Fra Filippo Lippi
Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Feast of Herod
Portrait of a Condottierre

Ecstacy of St. Teresa and Portrait of a Condotierre is Bellini and Bernini, originally two of the possibilities for the main game until I started doing the spacing.

The Feast of Herod I was referencing was Fra Filippo Lippi, who was also too close in dates, so I just moved them both to the bogies.

Here's Fanny! wrote:Bonus: Which of the four are also Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? (5 points each plus 5 for the name of their sensai)

I could even give the colours and weapons, because I'm such a dork. But I won't.

Me too. Me too......

The theme music to the cartoon still gets stuck in my head on occasion. It's quite catchy....

lb13

Points

Only the stout of heart took on this one, and came up with some pretty respectable scores to move up on their idle competition.

250 wintergreen
140 Nelly
135 Mac
130 PSM
105 AJ
105 littlerascal13
90 kroxquo
60 Fman
55 Marley
45 plasticene
35 Tbone
5 peacock

Here's Fanny! wrote:Points

Only the stout of heart took on this one, and came up with some pretty respectable scores to move up on their idle competition.

250 wintergreen
140 Nelly
135 Mac
130 PSM
105 AJ
105 littlerascal13
90 kroxquo
60 Fman
55 Marley
45 plasticene
35 Tbone
5 peacock

I am not stout of heart.

Does that mean I am chicken?

peacock2121 wrote:

Here's Fanny! wrote:Points

Only the stout of heart took on this one, and came up with some pretty respectable scores to move up on their idle competition.

250 wintergreen
140 Nelly
135 Mac
130 PSM
105 AJ
105 littlerascal13
90 kroxquo
60 Fman
55 Marley
45 plasticene
35 Tbone
5 peacock

I am not stout of heart.

Does that mean I am chicken?

You were stout of heart for at least checking in, and you've got the participation points to prove it!

And, I thank you.

I had no expectation of participation points.

I just wanted you to know I looked and my head spun.

peacock2121 wrote:And, I thank you.

I had no expectation of participation points.

I just wanted you to know I looked and my head spun.

You're welcome. I have always given participation points in any game I've done. The amount varies due to difficulty and possible points, but it's always at least one, to show my appreciation for the read.