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The Allegory of the Sorbonne by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes — VisualArtsDB

The Allegory of the Sorbonne

The Allegory of the Sorbonne

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

1889

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 32 5/8 x 180 1/4 in. (82.9 x 457.8 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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European Paintings

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menwomen

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