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Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes
French, 1824-1898

The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses, 1884-89

Oil on canvas
36 7/16 x 90 15/16 in. (93 x 231 cm)
Potter Palmer Collection, 1922.445

Medieval to Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Gallery 244

The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses
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Artist Biography: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Introduction: Chavannes' The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and Muses
Introduction: Puvis' Paintings of the Late 19th Century

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