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In The Race Meeting, Sir John Everett Millais presents a poignant story of an undisciplined crowd at the Epsom Derby.
The Gothic novel combines supernatural elements with horror, death and an exploration of the darker aspects of the psyche. It also provides a complex critique of Christianity.
In The Procuress, the Dutch artist Dirck van Baburen makes the observer feel as if they are the fourth member of the intimate discussion.
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