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Course :  Let This Be A Lesson: Heroes, Heroines and Narratives in Paintings at Yale

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  • Date posted : Jan 01, 1970

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One of West's great masterpieces, this work depicts an act of piety and defiance by a Roman matron. We discuss the American-born West's remarkable career (he was Historical Painter to George III) and how he managed to distill in a single picture everything that matters about the heroine's story.

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