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  5. \paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This picture was part of a series of allegorical paintings that were executed by Simon Vouet for the castle of Saint-Germain
  6. -en-Laye. The grand and stately figures are characterized by a refined ideal of beauty which was highly appreciated by the court of Louis XIII.