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Hugo van der Goes, an Uncommon card
Hugo van der Goes was a Flemish painter who was one of the most significant and original Early Netherlandish painters of the late 15th century.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 131
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 17,000
Power 131 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Hugo van der Goes quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hugo van der Goes card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Van der Goes was an important painter of ______ as well as portraits.
Answer
altarpieces. Van der Goes was an important painter of altarpieces as well as portraits. From the Hugo van der Goes article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
From ____ onwards, the presence of his masterpiece, the Portinari Triptych, in Florence played a role in the development of realism and the use of colour in Italian Renaissance art.
Answer
1480s. From 1483 onwards, the presence of his masterpiece, the Portinari Triptych, in Florence played a role in the development of realism and the use of colour in Italian Renaissance art. From the Hugo van der Goes article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Wally Dallenbach Jr.. Wally Dallenbach Jr. 77 · Hilarion Alfeyev 71 · Hugo van der Goes 68 · Antoni Tàpies 65 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.
- Van der Goes was an important painter of altarpieces as well as portraits.
- He introduced important innovations in painting through his monumental style, use of a specific colour range and individualistic manner of portraiture.
- From 1483 onwards, the presence of his masterpiece, the Portinari Triptych, in Florence played a role in the development of realism and the use of colour in Italian Renaissance art.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hugo van der Goes article was read about 17,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Hugo van der Goes
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The cards just above and just below Hugo van der Goes in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Eduardo De FilippoUncommon · History · ATK 65 DEF 66
- Hussein ChalayanUncommon · Arts · ATK 68 DEF 63
- Wally Dallenbach Jr.Uncommon · Society · ATK 77 DEF 54
- Jed LowrieUncommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 62
- Julio LugoUncommon · Society · ATK 67 DEF 64
- Richie GintherUncommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 60
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hugo van der Goes (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hugo van der Goes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

