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Juan Martínez Montañés was nicknamed “God of [this material]” for his use of a process called encarnación for naturalistic effect. This medium was used for a Last Supper scene that centers a removable depiction of Judas rather than Jesus. A brilliant blue background and gilding adorn a depiction of the Dormition of the Virgin made of this material in Krakow. The Altarpiece of the Holy Blood is made of this material, a specialty of Northern Renaissance artists like (15[1])Veit Stoss and Tilman Riemenschneider. Hair blends into fur covering an (*) emaciated woman sculpted from this material, Donatello’s (10[1])Penitent Magdalene. This material was used in a process distinct from engraving to create the Four Horsemen by Albrecht Durer. (10[1])For 10 points, cuts or blocks of what material (-5[1])are used to make namesake (10[1])prints? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: wood [or limewood; accept woodcut or woodblock printing] (The second line refers to the Altarpiece of the Holy Blood.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nathan SheffieldMITHarvard7715
Richard LinAmherstYale9510
Dash RumbleBowdoin ATufts B11510
Isabel SchumacherBrandeis BBoston College A124-5
Issac MeredithTufts ABrandeis A12910
Blake JohnsonBoston College ABrandeis B13110

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