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Dr. Joyce C. Polistena

Eugène Delacroix, Jacob Wrestling with the Angel - detail — Delacroix's unusual choice of scenes in these murals bewildered critics for over a century.

Eugène Delacroix, Murals in the Chapel of ...

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Nasca feather tunic

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This tunic made of feathers is one of only a few intact examples of ancient Peruvian featherwork garments in existence today. Explore this piece further with Thomas Campbell, Director and CEO of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco—the de Young and Legion of Honor museums.

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