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The Death of the Virgin

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  • Nicolas Poussin: Adoration of the Golden Calf
    In Nicolas Poussin: Beginnings

    The Notre-Dame painting, The Death of the Virgin (1623), went missing following the French Revolution and was known until the 21st century only by a preparatory drawing. The painting was discovered in a small church in the town of Sterrebeek outside Brussels and restored. The works for the…

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