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Why I Shouldn't Be Too Hard on All These Painters

When Zeuxis wanted to paint a portrait of me, he couldn't find a model beautiful enough so he had to combine the best features of five different women. [Zeuxis et les filles de Crotone by Francois-Andre Vincent, 1789.] (tagged: Helen)

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