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Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911) “Graziella” (1878) Oil on canvas Located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, United States
The painting depicts the heroine of Alphonse de Lamartine’s populartale novel of the same name, which was first published in 1849. The story revolves around the narrator’s love for the beautiful Graziella, the daughter of a Neapolitan fisherman.
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