Question

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
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2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y415.00100%25%25%
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y25.0050%0%0%
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y313.33100%0%33%
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y711.4371%29%14%
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y310.0067%33%0%
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y512.00100%20%0%
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y310.0067%33%0%

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HarvardBrandeis001010
MITBoston College001010
BrownTufts1001020