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1:29pm
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Miranda - Thomas Francis Dicksee
Miranda
the naïve protagonist
of
William Shakespeare's romantic comedy - The Tempest
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1:29pm
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Surprised ! (Tiger In A Tropical Storm) - Henri Rousseau
a
masterpiece of naïve art,
the oeuvre resplendent with color, movement and drama
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1:28pm
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The Vision Of Sir Percivale's Sister - Sigismund Goetze
Streamed through my cell a cold and silver beam,
And down the long beam stole the Holy Grail,
Rose-red with beatings in it, as if alive
Dindrane
the obscure fourth knight questing
The Holy Grail, she was half - sister to Sir Percival
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1:10pm
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The Old Plantation - Artist Unknown
a
depiction of jumping the broom,
the oeuvre, the earliest example of American slave art
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May 12, 2:24pm
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Girl Interrupted At Her Music - Johannes Vermeer
the
oeuvre that inspired
Susanna Kaysen's eponymous memoir - Girl Interrupted
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May 12, 2:05pm
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Susanna And The Elders - Albrecht Altdorfer
Susanna's
travails turn postmodern
in
Carlisle Floyd's celebrated opera - Susannah
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May 12, 2:00pm
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Allegory Of The Four Elements - Ludovicus Finson
a
personification of the elements,
symbolizing the attributes of earth, air, fire and water
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May 12, 1:53pm
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Herodias - Paul Delaroche
Herodias
receiving the Baptist's head
in
Jules Massanet's four act opera - Hérodiade
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May 9, 1:37pm
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Sarah and Tobias' Wedding Night - Jan Steen
Raphael
vanquishing the demon of lust
Ashmodai on the wedding night of Sarah and Tobias
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May 9, 1:37pm
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La Vénus Endormie (Sleeping Venus) - Paul Delvaux
inter arma enim silent leges
an
oeuvre in symbols portraying
anguish at the oppressive wantonness of war
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