Question

Nikolaus Dumba’s admiration for one person in this profession led him to commission a now destroyed portrait in which that person sits in profile in front of a hazy group of people. A person in this profession may have been allegorized as John the Evangelist in a sculpture that depicts a bronze eagle resting near his feet. In a painting titled for a person from this profession, a topless woman with a vivid blue skirt (-5[1])appears in a section that also includes three nude, black-haired (*) gorgons. (10[1])Max Klinger’s (10[1])bare-chested sculpture (10[1])of a person in this profession was made for an exhibit that also featured a painting allegorizing one of that person’s works with the ape-like Typhoeus (10[2])and a knight covered in gold leaf. For 10 points, a member of what profession inspired Gustav Klimt to adorn the walls of the Vienna Secession (10[1])Building with his Beethoven Frieze? ■END■

ANSWER: composers [prompt on musicians] (The first line refers to Gustav Klimt’s Schubert at the Piano.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anson BernsJinAh and Jordan from WikiquizJJaryland74-5
Will Alston1.g4 Test MixtureThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola8510
Joy Anboy's jitches (ft. DMA)NJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)8710
Emmett LauriemnemonistschamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia8910
Andrew ZengNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew HesseLet's Fighting Love11510
Iain CarpenterSandmännchen im HelikopterParden the Interruption11510
Jeremy TsaiJJarylandJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquiz14110

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y6100%0%17%105.50
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y6100%0%17%105.33
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%0%0%126.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y10%0%100%0.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y3100%0%33%145.00
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%0%115.00
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y3100%0%0%105.33