Question

James Whistler created intimate etchings of this city in a 15-month stay in which his circle included a young John Singer Sargent. J. M. W. Turner made three brief visits to this city in his late career, filling 10 sketchbooks and painting many luminous watercolor views. Engravings by Antonio Visentini popularized an artist from this city whose early work includes The Stonemason’s Yard. John Ruskin traced the (*) architectural history of this city in a book titled for its Stones. An artist whose surname references this city’s most distinctive features painted many vedute, or views, popular with visitors on the Grand Tour. Those views were dominated by the Santa Maria della Salute cathedral at the mouth of this city’s main thoroughfare. For 10 points, St. Mark’s Basilica (10[2])is in (10[1])what city, whose iconic features provided the name of its artist Canaletto? ■END■

ANSWER: Venice [or Venezia]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
AdamMichigan BOhio State A12510
JamesMichigan AOSU B12510
Casey WatkinsKenyon B Kenyon A 12710

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