Question

The artist’s darker 1847 sequel to this painting adds a window covered by purple drapes to the background and eschews blue for umber hues illuminated by a hidden lamp. A vase with flowers is painted onto the wall in this painting’s left background next to a pair of red doors, which cover a niche containing glassware. At the bottom of this painting, slippers are scattered around a foot warmer. Fifteen Cubist paintings (-5[1])labeled “A” through “O” comprise an homage to this (-5[1])painting by (10[1])Pablo Picasso. In this painting, blue and white calligraphy (-5[1])decorates a pulled-back curtain behind a Black attendant wearing a turban, (-5[1])who walks past two of the title figures sharing a hookah (-5[1])pipe. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this Eugène Delacroix (“oo-ZHEN del-uh-KRWAH”) painting of North African ladies. (0[1])■END■ (10[4]0[2])

ANSWER: The Women of Algiers [or Women of Algiers in their Apartment; or Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement]
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2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y633%0%67%127.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y863%0%75%118.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Enoch YuenImperial AImperial B71-5
Michael KohnDurham AEdinburgh80-5
Omer KeskinOxford ACambridge A8210
Andrei HuiCambridge CBristol91-5
Andrew FisherSheffieldOxford B102-5
Ben LaFondCambridge BWarwick113-5
Eileen PengOxford CKiel114-5
Oscar SiddleWarwickCambridge B1260
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghDurham A12710
Nick PruittKCLDurham B1270
Aisling SkeetDurham BKCL1270
Ella WardeOxford BSheffield12710
Kevin FlanaganBristolCambridge C12710
Jaime Salamanca CamachoImperial BImperial A12710