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Illustration: Agnolo Bronzino, Saint Sebastian (detail), c.1553, Oil on Panel, 87x76.5cm, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bournemisza, Madrid. Exhibition organisaed by the Royal Academy of Arts and the J. Paul ...

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Dr Kathy McLauchlan is an art historian specialising in French painting and the academic tradition. She completed an MA in 19th century painting and a PhD on the work of art students at the French ...

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