Question
This art patron commissioned a painting set at a tent where Sisygambis (“sis-ee-GAM-biss”) mistakenly kneels to Hephaestion (“heh-FESS-tee-on”) instead of the title character. Under this patron of The Family of Darius Before Alexander, a “hierarchy of genres” was formulated with history painting at the top and still lives at the bottom. At an art boutique, a woman in a pink dress watches a man box up a portrait of this ruler in Antoine Watteau’s The Shop Sign of Gersaint. The hilt of a sword can be seen behind this ruler’s blue robe embroidered with a gold fleur-de-lis as he holds a scepter in a portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud (“yah-SANT ree-GO”). Nicolas Poussin influenced the namesake artistic style of this ruler, who employed Charles Le Brun as a court painter. For 10 points, name this French monarch who commissioned the Palace of Versailles. ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Aum Mundhe | Rutgers A | Cornell C | 45 | 10 |
Eshan Pant | NYU A | Columbia A | 65 | 10 |
Austin Guo | Princeton A | Penn A | 68 | 10 |
Cooper Roh | Columbia B | Yale A | 68 | 10 |
Audrey Cho | Haverford | Yale B | 104 | -5 |
Andrew Minagar | Yale B | Haverford | 138 | 10 |
Rico-ian Banting | NYU B | Princeton B | 138 | 10 |