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Allegory of Lyric Poetry

Allegory of Lyric Poetry

François Boucher

1753

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Irregular, 45 1/4 x 62 3/4 in. (114.9 x 159.4 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Styles

European Paintings

Tags

musical instrumentsWritingPuttidoves

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Allegory of Lyric Poetry by François Boucher — VisualArtsDB