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A painting with this title is described as having an “absence of history” in a Linda Nochlin essay titled for an “imaginary” (-5[1])location. That painting with this title is located in the Clark in Williamstown, Massachusetts along with its artist’s other painting The Slave Market. Visits to the Jardins de Plantes inspired the depiction of the vegetation and a pink-feathered bird in the bottom left (15[1])of a painting with this title. (-5[1])A frieze in a painting with this title contains an excerpt from (*) Sura al-Baqarah above blue, Iznik-style panels. A painting (10[1])with this title depicts a dark woman in a jungle environment illuminated by the moonlight. (-5[1])A painting with this title was used as the cover for Edward Said’s Orientalism. (10[1])For 10 points, give this common title of paintings by Henri Rousseau and Jean-Léon Gérôme depicting a figure bewitching a reptile. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: The Snake Charmer [accept La Charmeuse de Serpents]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew WangBHSU ReFantazioWashU21-5
Justin WytmarWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?The Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)6415
Sinecio Moraleshawk two ofThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days70-5
Yashwanth BajjiClown SquadClown Senpais9010
Stephen HeritageNotre DameNortheast by Northwestern105-5
Mike BentleyMusic to Help You Stop SmokingBHSU Rebirth11910
Matt SchiavoneNortheast by NorthwesternNotre Dame14110
Liam StarnesThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Dayshawk two of14110
Annabelle YangWashUBHSU ReFantazio14110

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%67%124.00
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2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y367%0%67%136.00