Julian Bell’s Natural Light examines the “dawn of modern science” through a depiction of this scene on a copper plate which was once thought to contain a Galileo-inspired accurate depiction of the cosmos. For 10 points:
[10h] Name this scene, which Adam Elsheimer unusually painted at night. A castle stands in the background of a Baroque landscape of this scene painted by Annibale Carraci as a lunette.
ANSWER: The Flight into Egypt
[10m] After Leonardo and this artist, Elsheimer may be the third person to depict the moon with a pitted surface. Two life-sized, nude depictions of Adam and Eve appear in the top corners of a twelve-paneled work by this artist.
ANSWER: Jan van Eyck
[10e] Elsheimer’s biggest fan was this friend of his, who would achieve far more fame for works like his Marie de Medici series and his penchant for fleshy nudes.
ANSWER: Peter Paul Rubens
<Emmett Laurie, Visual Fine Arts>