In place of the apple hung a little gilded skull

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In place of the apple hung a little gilded skull
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In place of the apple hung a little gilded skull

Date1909
Illustration Citation"The Apple of Venus," by Marjorie Bowen, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, February 1909
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (75.9 × 50.5 cm)
frame: 30 1/4 × 20 1/4 in. (76.8 × 51.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-46
On View
Not on view
Label TextExpecting to see a gold apple, this nobleman gazes in shock at a gold skull. His surprise is the culmination of a years-long plot involving his dalliance with a married woman.
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