Packet 8: Tossup 4

One work of this type covered in heraldic bees is supported by depictions of creatures that hold crossed keys by their tails. After funding its restoration, Fendi used an (-5[1])18 th -century work of this type as the centerpiece of a 2016 (-5[1])fashion show. The title figures of one work (15[1])of this type include a possibly African man next to a jar of coins and a person blindfolded in reference to his unknown origins, both (-5[1])supporting an (*) Egyptian obelisk. Hippocamps pull a chariot in a work (10[1])of (10[1])this type designed by Niccolo Salvi (-5[1])outside the Palazzo (10[2])Poli. (10[2])Pope Innocent X commissioned many works of this type (10[1])from (10[1])Gian Lorenzo Bernini, (-5[1])including one titled (10[1])for (-5[1])“the Four Rivers.” (10[2])For 10 points, (10[2])Rome’s Trevi is a large (10[2])example (10[1])of what (10[1])water-spewing (10[1])sculptures? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: fountains [accept the Fountain of Fontainebleau, the Fountain of the Four Rivers or the Trevi Fountain; prompt on sculptures]
<Fine Arts - Visual, Jamie Burchett> | VAULT II Packet 08
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕6100%0%33%108.17
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✕3100%0%67%117.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✕3100%0%33%99.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✕4100%0%0%87.25
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✕5100%0%40%115.80
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%0%67%128.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%0%0%118.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%0%33%107.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%0%20%114.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%13%25%98.88