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... translation , divested of the references to that well - known Collection , would be of interest and use . The work of M. Labarte deserves on every account to be known and circulated . Its value is already fully acknow-
... translation , divested of the references to that well - known Collection , would be of interest and use . The work of M. Labarte deserves on every account to be known and circulated . Its value is already fully acknow-
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... already fully acknow- ledged by French antiquaries and artists . As M. Didron observes , " C'est une véritable histoire de l'art par les objets mobiliers , dont M. de Labarte vient d'enrichir la science archéologique . Il y a peu de ...
... already fully acknow- ledged by French antiquaries and artists . As M. Didron observes , " C'est une véritable histoire de l'art par les objets mobiliers , dont M. de Labarte vient d'enrichir la science archéologique . Il y a peu de ...
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... already aimed his arrow , and she awaits her death with cheerful resignation . These little pictures are among the best productions of the Flemish school ; they are stated to have been presented by Hemling to the hospital out of ...
... already aimed his arrow , and she awaits her death with cheerful resignation . These little pictures are among the best productions of the Flemish school ; they are stated to have been presented by Hemling to the hospital out of ...
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... already con- tained artists of every kind , and the holy mountain became from that time the sole focus of religious art in the Oriental Church . The monks of Mount Athos have continued to the present time to devote themselves to works ...
... already con- tained artists of every kind , and the holy mountain became from that time the sole focus of religious art in the Oriental Church . The monks of Mount Athos have continued to the present time to devote themselves to works ...
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... already find , but in small number , allusions to statuettes and pictures carved in wood . Girard , of Orleans , is named in it as having made for the king " ung tableaux de boys de quatre pièces . It was principally in the retables or ...
... already find , but in small number , allusions to statuettes and pictures carved in wood . Girard , of Orleans , is named in it as having made for the king " ung tableaux de boys de quatre pièces . It was principally in the retables or ...
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