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Aphrodite by Gustave Moreau — VisualArtsDB

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Aphrodite

Aphrodite

Aphrodite

1865–1875

Medium: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 24.4 x 14.7 cm (9 5/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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