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Description: | A scene by the sea, a large shell containing two naked female figures fills the canvas, seagulls fly to and fro from the top right corner. There are allusions to the Birth of Venus. One of the females lies on her back with her hair flowing across the sand, both hands stretched out towards the birds, the other female is younger, a girl with tied back hair raising herself up to look at the birds.
Signed brc: G Pagliej, 1881, Roma 1881? : Abraham Dixon (purchased in Milan), from whom bought in 1884.
Accession number: NCM 1885-2 | Subjects: | animals mythology maritime birds nudes | Temporal: | 1881 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | by PAGLIEI/Gioacchino (1852-1896) | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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