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Naked woman (Leda) and swan (Zeus) embrace on a river bank; two figures jump... early 16th century. Creator: Anon

Naked woman (Leda) and swan (Zeus) embrace on a river bank; two figures jump into the water at middle ground; a town and bridge in the background. early 16th century

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The Wedding of St George and the Princess Sabra, 1857. Creator: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The Wedding of St George and the Princess Sabra, 1857. Sabra threads a lock of her hair through St George's helmet; in the corner is the severed head of the dragon he has just killed to rescue her. Jane Burden was the model for Sabra. Painting in the collection of the Tate Gallery, London. From "Pre-Raphaelite Painters" by Robin Ironside, with a descriptive catalogue by John Gere. [The Phaidon Press Ltd, London, 1948]

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The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha, Kushan period, about 2nd/3rd century

The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha, Kushan period, about 2nd/3rd century. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Swat Valley (modern Pakistan)

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