In a lecture on this painting, Michel Fried argued that the subject’s right hand is in the correct position to indicate it was painted as part of a new tradition of right-angle mirror self-portraits. A contemporary of this painting’s artist, Giovanni Baglione, recounted how it was painted soon after the artist moved in with Giuseppe Cesari and how viewing it “you could almost hear [a] scream.” A copy of this painting is on view at the Fondazione Roberto Longhi, whose namesake scholar argued that this painting was inspired by a lost (*) Sofonisba Anguissola painting featuring a crayfish. Like its artist’s Bacchus, this painting may depict Mario Minniti, who is shown wearing a white flower in his curly hair and recoiling with his left hand. For 10 points, name this Caravaggio painting where the title reptile nips at a youth’s finger. ■END■
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| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Matt Bollinger | BHSU B | The True Dharma Eye of the Juan Soto School | 96 | 10 |
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| Justin Wytmar | Thamos, King of Egypt: The Sahara of the Mozart | Do re mi fa serving negs | 117 | -5 |
| Charles Hang | It's not X, but... defenders | One Microscopic Pog in His Chat-astrophic Plan | 123 | -5 |
| Eric Bobrow | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 2k5, RNBQKBNR b Q - 99 66 | "Real quiz bowl" only consists of the ACF academic pyramidal scene and the late 2010s NAQT scene. | 130 | -5 |
| Tracy Mirkin | Floridovician | The RAND Coöperation | 139 | 10 |
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| Ved Muthusamy | Do re mi fa serving negs | Thamos, King of Egypt: The Sahara of the Mozart | 140 | 0 |
| Kenji Shimizu | One Microscopic Pog in His Chat-astrophic Plan | It's not X, but... defenders | 140 | 0 |
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