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LA SÉLECTION · No. 23

15 February 2026

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Cornelis CORNELISZ, called Cornelis van HAARLEM (Haarlem, 1562–1638) — Jupiter and the Gods Asking Apollo to Resume the Reins of the Chariot of the Sun (Ovid, Metamorphoses, II, 381–400)
Cornelis CORNELISZ, called Cornelis van HAARLEM (Haarlem, 1562–1638) — Jupiter and the Gods Asking Apollo to Resume the Reins of the Chariot of the Sun (Ovid, Metamorphoses, II, 381–400). Illustration from La Sélection no. 23.

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