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Sleep Escaping from the Wrath of Zeus by John Flaxman — VisualArtsDB

Sleep Escaping from the Wrath of Zeus

Sleep Escaping from the Wrath of Zeus

1775–1826

Medium: Pen and black ink, over graphite, on tan wove paper
Dimensions: 25.2 × 21 cm (9 15/16 × 8 5/16 in.)
Genre: pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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