Question

This is the second title character in an Allegory of Peace who lies down partly clothed in a red sheet by Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée. This figure grasps two stone-like figures while atop a fountain in a painting by an artist who depicted this figure sitting on a rock in blue and yellow in a commission for Carl Gustaf Tessin. This figure ties a blue ribbon around a dove as three cherubs help her prepare herself in a 1751 (10[1])painting (10[1])for the Madame de Pompadour. This figure's birthplace (10[1])is depicted in a 1765 (-5[1])painting in which two figures hold wooden (10[1])poles in front of a dog near a statue of this figure on the right side. This figure's ■END■

ANSWER: Venus [or The Birth of Venus; or The Toilette of Venus; or The Fountain of Venus]
<Noah Sheidlower , Art - Painting/Sculpture - 18th Century>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michelle YuMaryland GoldMissouri B7610
Jason QinIllinois WhiteIllinois Orange7710
Charles YoungIllinois BlueNew Jersey A8510
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Saara KatyalAsia AOhio9710
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Ace ChunMaryland RedCalifornia12110
Ethan FurmanPennsylvaniaAsia B13510
Claire BishopArkansasLiberia14110
Holland RiddellKentucky BNew Jersey B15510

Summary

2023 NASAT06/17/2023Y9100%0%11%111.89