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A green-skinned Man of Sorrows appears in an Umbrian work in this format by the Master of the Borgo Crucifix. The 1992 cleaning of a work in this format revealed an island and a white castle on a small silver-leaf orb that tops a flagstaff. A blue velvet frame with pearls and 16 medallions bordered a work in this format with a Virgin Mary likely modeled on Agnès Sorel (“ahn-YESS so-REL”). Wax interiors (-5[1])were part of Byzantine (10[1])“consular” works in this format, while an “imperial” one depicts a mounted emperor and is named for the Barberini family. (10[1]-5[2])Gothic works in this format include (-5[1])one named for Wilton House (10[1])and one that Jean (10[1])Fouquet painted for Melun. (10[2])This format’s (10[1])devotional nature was adopted for a silkscreen of 50 garish, monochrome portraits from the 1953 (10[2])film Niagara. For 10 points, Andy Warhol used (-5[1])what format (-5[1])to memorialize Marilyn (-5[1])Monroe? (10[3]-5[1])■END■ (10[1]0[10])

ANSWER: diptychs [accept Marilyn Diptych, Melun Diptych, Wilton Diptych, or Barberini Diptych; prompt on polyptychs; prompt on altarpieces; prompt on panel painting or hinged; prompt on ivory by asking “in what format?”]
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2024 ACF Nationals2024-04-21Y2065%0%40%120.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eve FleisigBerkeley ACornell A70-5
Matthew LehmannWUSTL ANYU7410
Aum MundheRutgersJohns Hopkins94-5
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawaMinnesota A94-5
Tim MorrisonStanfordVanderbilt9410
Sky LiToronto ABerkeley B100-5
Justin WytmarIllinoisClaremont Colleges10510
Matt JacksonChicago ATexas10910
Vincent DuNorth Carolina AIowa State11310
Ezra SantosChicago DMichigan11310
Tiffany ZhouFloridaKentucky11510
Joy AnHarvardDuke13010
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsRutgers13010
Andrew MinagarYale AGeorgia Tech138-5
Urbas EkkaMinnesota BChicago B140-5
Jared HeWaterlooToronto B143-5
Raymond WangCornell ABerkeley A14410
Ryan SunBerkeley BToronto A14410
Joel MilesMinnesota AOttawa14410
Caleb KendrickMarylandYale B144-5
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia TechYale A1450
Forrest WeintraubColumbia AChicago C14510
Will OrrYale BMaryland1450
Quynh PhungPurdueNorthwestern1450
Fred GarveyTruman StatePenn1450
Chris SimsNorthwesternPurdue1450
Anirudh BharadwajPennTruman State1450
Bryan UgazArizona StateSouth Carolina1450
Robert CondronChicago BMinnesota B1450
Ben WismathToronto BWaterloo1450
Robert FreemanSouth CarolinaArizona State1450