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Tarquin Threatening Lucretia
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"Although Frederik himself was mostly interested in gardening and architecture and primarily brought back Venetian glass and other objects d'art, he also saw fit to acquire a few paintings on his two journeys. His purchases betray a particular appreciation of feminine beauty and include a group of paintings attributed to Jacopo Bassano, an oval painting by Giovan Gioseffo dal Sole (Fig. 1) (...)" (Jesper Svenningsen. "A noble circle. The vogue for collecting Italian paintings in Denmark 1690-1730": p. 3-4).
Title: Tarquin Threatening Lucretia
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"Although Frederik himself was mostly interested in gardening and architecture and primarily brought back Venetian glass and other objects d'art, he also saw fit to acquire a few paintings on his two journeys.
His purchases betray a particular appreciation of feminine beauty and include a group of paintings attributed to Jacopo Bassano, an oval painting by Giovan Gioseffo dal Sole (Fig.
1) (.
)" (Jesper Svenningsen.
"A noble circle.
The vogue for collecting Italian paintings in Denmark 1690-1730": p.
3-4).
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