Round 2: Tossup 15

The right side of a painting of this person features a large cabinet referencing the story of Cornelia, (10[1])as well as a young boy pulling back a green cloth from an empty cradle. A portrait of this person “with a Rose” was repainted to show this person in more formal attire. In a painting located in the Uffizi’s Vasari Corridor, an artist in a red sash and white hat holds a palette while painting this person. That artist, (-5[1])who worked for and frequently painted this person, also painted a Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat. (10[1])A biopic (10[1])of this woman by Sofia Coppola portrays (10[1])her signature (10[2])“pouf” and (-5[1])the (10[1])extravagant creations, such as a model ship, that (10[1])were made for her hair. For 10 points, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (“vee-ZHAY luh brun”) painted many portraits of what wife of Louis XVI? ■END■ (10[2])

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