Question
A chapel in Padua that prominently featured this artistic technique was commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this art technique that Giotto (“JO-toh”) used to decorate the Arena Chapel. This technique is contrasted with a secco variety that is applied on a dry plaster.
ANSWER: frescos [accept fresco-secco; prompt on murals]
[10e] Much of the Arena Chapel focuses on the life of this figure, who is depicted in the Annunciation being told by the archangel Gabriel that she will bear a son.
ANSWER: the Virgin Mary [or Madonna; accept the Life of the Virgin]
[10h] This scene in the Arena Chapel depicts ten angels flying above a sloped surface. Andrea Mantegna’s (“mahn-TANE-yah’s”) depiction of this scene featured the central figure lying on a stone slab and is notable for its extensive foreshortening.
ANSWER: Lamentation of Christ [or Mourning of Christ; accept Lamentation over the Dead Christ; prompt on Pietà; prompt on Dead Christ]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 88% | 75% | 13% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 18.33 | 100% | 83% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 67% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 67% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 78% | 11% |
Data
| CWRU A (UG) | West Virginia A (UG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami A (UG) | CWRU B (DII) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Jefferson County Scholars (DII) | Michigan C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Michigan B (UG) | Michigan A (UG) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Michigan State A | Michigan State B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Ohio State A (UG) | CWRU C (UG) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Miami B (UG) | Ohio State B (DII) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Michigan D (UG) | West Virginia B (UG) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |