Packet J: Tossup 15

A person with this occupation has been speculated to have breast cancer and modeled for paintings such as Bathsheba at Her Bath by Rembrandt. A toppled glass of wine appears in another painting depicting a person with this occupation (-5[1])“asleep.” A person with this occupation (10[2])stands underneath a stone tablet reading “For we must first descend if we wish to be raised” in two paintings by Pieter (-5[1])de Hooch. The Courtyard in the House of Delft depicts (10[1])a person (10[1]-5[1])with this occupation, (10[1])another of whom (-5[1])is depicted (10[2])in a painting showing (10[1])a foot (-5[1])warmer (10[2])sitting (10[2])by (10[1]-5[1])a (10[1])wall (-5[1])tile (10[5])adorned (10[3]-5[2])with (10[1])Cupid. (10[3]-5[1])That painting shows a person with this occupation wearing a white (10[1])headdress (10[1])and pouring (10[2])the (-5[1])title (10[3])liquid (10[9])from (10[1])a jug. (10[8]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[2])a person (10[1])with what title (10[1])occupation (10[1])pours milk (10[2])in a (10[1])Vermeer painting? (10[1])■END■ (10[18]0[2])

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