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A Concert Of Animals, Birds, And Stylised Figures — The Master of the Fertility of the Egg
A story whose precise narrative remains unidentified. Explore A Concert Of Animals, Birds, And Stylised Figures by The Master of the Fertility of the Egg, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A Dance to the Music of Time (c.1634 - c.1636) — Nicolas Poussin
An idea becomes a figure, inviting a symbolic reading. Explore A Dance to the Music of Time (c.1634 - c.1636) by Nicolas Poussin, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A Deep Sea Idyll — Herbert James Draper
A story whose precise narrative remains unidentified. Explore A Deep Sea Idyll by Herbert James Draper, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A Dream (Voyage de Rêve) (1902) — Walter Crane
A story whose precise narrative remains unidentified. Explore A Dream (Voyage de Rêve) (1902) by Walter Crane, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A Dream Of Latmos (1879) — Sir Joseph Noel Paton
A story whose precise narrative remains unidentified. Explore A Dream Of Latmos (1879) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A Drinking Man With Putti And A Tiger — Follower of Peter Paul Rubens
Winged children bring a playful, symbolic presence to the scene. Explore A Drinking Man With Putti And A Tiger by Follower of Peter Paul Rubens, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A Bacchante (1897) — Sir Hubert von Herkomer
Wine, music, and revelry gather around the god Dionysus. Explore A Bacchante (1897) by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A Bacchante (1911) — Arthur Wardle
Wine, music, and revelry gather around the god Dionysus. Explore A Bacchante (1911) by Arthur Wardle, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A Bacchanal — Jacques-Philippe Caresme
Wine, music, and revelry gather around the god Dionysus. Explore A Bacchanal by Jacques-Philippe Caresme, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A bacchante in a wooded grove — Jacques Antoine Vallin
Wine, music, and revelry gather around the god Dionysus. Explore A bacchante in a wooded grove by Jacques Antoine Vallin, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A Bacchanal — Jacob Van Loo
Wine, music, and revelry gather around the god Dionysus. Explore A Bacchanal by Jacob Van Loo, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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A Bacchante Playing The Cymbols Before A Statue Of Pan — Antoine-François Callet
Wine, music, and revelry gather around the god Dionysus. Explore A Bacchante Playing The Cymbols Before A Statue Of Pan by Antoine-François Callet, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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