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The Faun - VEYRIER, Christophe - WGA
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The Faun

VEYRIER, Christophe · 1700 →

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Mythological
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This is one of the statues of mythological subject attributed to Veyrier.

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Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

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@online{wga-rb14c78e9104103,
  author       = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
  title        = {The Faun by VEYRIER, Christophe},
  organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
  date         = {2026-09-13},
  url          = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/veyrier-christophe-r21681e628b0b3f/the-faun-rb14c78e9104103},
  urldate      = {2026-09-13},
  langid       = {english}
}

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