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Round 2: Tossup 14

In a painting set in this city, an inscription above a brick archway asserts that those who “wish to repair to patience and meekness” must “first descend [...] to be raised.” A “Musical Instrument Seller’s Stall” in this city (15[1])appears in a painting with a foreshortened viola da gamba in its foreground. A painting of a goldfinch by a member of this city’s namesake “School”, (*) Carel Fabritius, is one of his few works not to be destroyed in the explosion in this city that killed him. The empty bell tower of this city’s New Church appears across the River Schie (“skee”) in a 1661 “View of” it. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Dutch city home to (-5[1])Jan Vermeer. ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: Delft [accept The Courtyard of a House in Delft; accept A View of Delft, with a Musical Instrument Seller's Stall; accept View of Delft]
<Fine Arts - Visual, Khang Le> | VAULT II Packet 02
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaPrat Pack3815
March DelfinWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family10510
James ThompsonBig Brown BallersHeauton Timorumenos114-5
Ashwin AnandwhateverAlways Set the Kurve1170
Nikola WuHeauton TimorumenosBig Brown Ballers1170
Michael FayerBasileus II: Electric BoogalooLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance1170
Kaiwen XiaoLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo11710

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%33%33%88.00
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓367%0%67%108.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%33%95.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%0%0%81.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓560%20%20%86.67
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓333%0%67%112.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%0%25%109.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓450%50%25%36.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓560%40%60%76.67
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓888%75%25%62.14