Round 11: 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 “asleep.” A person with this occupation stands underneath a stone tablet reading “For we must first descend if we wish to be raised” in two paintings by Pieter de Hooch. The Courtyard in the House of Delft depicts a person with this occupation, (10[1])another of whom (-5[1])is depicted in a painting showing a foot warmer sitting by a wall tile adorned with Cupid. (-5[1])That painting shows a person with this occupation wearing a white headdress and pouring the title liquid (10[1])from (10[1])a jug. (10[1])For 10 points, a person with what title occupation pours milk (10[1])in a Vermeer painting? ■END■ (10[2])

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