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Liber Studiorum: Procris and Cephalus

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a brown-toned etching of a forest scene. The scene shows two people lying on the ground in the lower-left corner. The person on the left is lying on their side with their head resting on a cloth; they are wearing a short tunic or cloth wrapped around their waist. The person on the right is semi-reclined with their left arm supporting their body; they are shirtless. The person on the right holds an object in their right hand. A long dark object resembling a spear or javelin is on the ground to the right of the people. The forest floor slopes down from left to right. Trees line the forest floor in the middle and on the right side; some have thick trunks and branches. The sky is visible through the trees on the right side, appearing cloudy. The image is surrounded by a white border. The title and artist are included at the bottom.

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1191 × 893 px
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