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Serafino Cesaretti

Vulcan and the Maidens of Cytherea

RCIN 924023

Description

A watercolour of the god, Vulcan, and his Cyclops assistants at his forge in a cave. Outside the cave in the moonlight the maidens dance. In the background, by the water's edge, offerings are being made at a shrine, and boats sail in.
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Natural Sciences & Mathematics
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Cyclops
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RL 24023

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