Round 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 18 th -century work of this type as the centerpiece of a 2016 fashion show. The title figures of one work 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 supporting an (*) Egyptian obelisk. Hippocamps pull a chariot in a work of this type designed by Niccolo Salvi outside the Palazzo Poli. Pope Innocent X commissioned many works of this type from (10[1])Gian Lorenzo Bernini, including one titled for “the Four Rivers.” For 10 points, (10[1])Rome’s Trevi is a large (10[1])example (10[1])of what water-spewing sculptures? ■END■

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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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-246100%0%33%108.17
Triangle Cup2026-03-133100%0%67%117.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-133100%0%33%99.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-134100%0%0%87.25
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-135100%0%40%115.80
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-243100%0%67%128.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-244100%0%0%118.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-303100%0%33%107.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-195100%0%20%114.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-178100%13%25%98.88