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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. (-5[1])The Altarpiece of the Holy Blood is made of this material, (15[1])a specialty of Northern Renaissance artists (-5[1])like Veit Stoss and Tilman Riemenschneider. Hair blends into fur covering an (*) emaciated woman sculpted from this material, Donatello’s (10[1])Penitent (-5[1])Magdalene. This material was used in a process (10[1])distinct from engraving to create the Four Horsemen by Albrecht Durer. For 10 points, cuts or blocks of what material are used to make namesake prints? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: wood [or limewood; accept woodcut or woodblock printing] (The second line refers to the Altarpiece of the Holy Blood.)
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James TangWaterloo ClozeMcMaster ApocolocyntosisBidii59-5
Caleb OttWaterloo BasicToronto A7015
Ishan JoshiToronto Metropolitan ACarleton A76-5
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawa AbsolomabsolomabsolomToronto B9510
Nick EdwardsMcGill AToronto Chestnut Rice and Kamehameha96-5
Mattias EhatammWaterloo AspidistraToronto Disband the Club 2k2410410
Kevin LeCarleton AToronto Metropolitan A13110
Joey SunToronto Chestnut Rice and KamehamehaMcGill A13110
Halee CareyMcMaster ApocolocyntosisBidiiWaterloo Cloze13110

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