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An Old Man and his Grandson, a Common card
An Old Man and his Grandson is a ca. 1490 tempera painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Domenico Ghirlandaio.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 46
- DEF
- 37
- Power
- 83
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 10,000
Power 83 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
An Old Man and his Grandson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the An Old Man and his Grandson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Its realism has been described as unique among the portraits of the ______.
Answer
Quattrocento. Its realism has been described as unique among the portraits of the Quattrocento. From the An Old Man and his Grandson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
An Old Man and his Grandson is a ca. ____ tempera painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Domenico Ghirlandaio.
Answer
1490s. An Old Man and his Grandson is a ca. 1490 tempera painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Domenico Ghirlandaio. From the An Old Man and his Grandson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Piero Scaruffi. Piero Scaruffi 57 · Vincent Paronnaud 54 · Aristide Bruant 51 · An Old Man and his Grandson 46 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- One of Ghirlandaio's best-known works, it is considered notable for its emotional poignancy.
- Its realism has been described as unique among the portraits of the Quattrocento.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The An Old Man and his Grandson article was read about 10,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 46 and blocks with 37: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get An Old Man and his Grandson
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below An Old Man and his Grandson in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Vincent ParonnaudCommon · Arts · ATK 54 DEF 29
- William ChristieCommon · Arts · ATK 56 DEF 27
- Alan BakerCommon · Science · ATK 54 DEF 29
- Aristide BruantCommon · Arts · ATK 51 DEF 32
- East Los Angeles InterchangeCommon · Society · ATK 56 DEF 27
- Ed ThigpenCommon · Arts · ATK 59 DEF 24
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, An Old Man and his Grandson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Domenico Ghirlandaio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
