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"Self Portrait"
(see detail), c. 1669 by Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680) -
Rijks Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Note the pale sleeping Cupid, an emblem of "tamed love". Perhaps Mr. Bol (who studied with
Rembrandt) uses the theme of Psyche who tamed Cupid in the context of
his forthcoming marriage.
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