Question

A painting by this artist depicts a member of the Cornelius gens ushering in two men carrying a statue on a bier. This artist imitated colored marble backdrops with a reddish splotched canvas in works like a depiction of Cybele's (“KEE-bay-lay’s”) arrival in Rome. A preparatory sketch by this artist discovered in 2020 shows two bugle players holding SPQR banners. That work, held at Hampton Court, (15[1])was commissioned for the palace of this artist's patron along with a work showing (*)putti looking down from the sky. An arch serves as the backdrop for three paintings by this artist showing a saint hit by (10[1]-5[1])arrows. This artist for the Gonzagas created the Camera degli (“DEHL-yee”) Sposi and (10[1])St. Sebastian as well as a depiction of Mary and John weeping over a foreshortened Jesus. For 10 points, name this Renaissance artist of the Triumphs of Caesar and Lamentation over the Dead Christ. (10[1]0[2])■END■

ANSWER: Andrea Mantegna (“mahn-TAYN-nyuh”)
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Visual Fine Arts>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Omer KeskinSay itFour Times I Have Despised My Soul6415
Albery NyangLSE3HK1MM101-5
Justin KeungLimp ChriskitSee it10110
Andrei HuiSortedGressenheller A11310
Enoch Yuen3HK1MMLSE14710
Eveline OngOxford School for QuiznessThe Crying of Team 491470
Ethan WebbThe Crying of Team 49Oxford School for Quizness1470

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2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y10%0%0%0.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y367%0%0%125.50
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y580%20%20%106.25
2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y367%0%0%133.00