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“Riches,” oil painting by Simon Vouet, c. 1630; in the Louvre, Paris
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  • Virginia da Vezzo, the Artist's Wife, as the Magdalen, oil on canvas by Simon Vouet, c. 1627; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 101.6 × 78.74 cm.
    Simon Vouet

    …influence with such works as Riches (c. 1630), which was probably part of the decorative program of the château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Engravings and surviving panels show that he had studied Italian illusionistic ceiling decoration; e.g., his work in the Château de Chilly is derived from Guercino’s Aurora, and that in…

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    …influence with such works as Riches (c. 1630), which was probably part of the decorative program of the château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Engravings and surviving panels show that he had studied Italian illusionistic ceiling decoration; e.g., his work in the Château de Chilly is derived from Guercino’s Aurora, and that in…

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