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Juan Sánchez Cotán, Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber — Whichever way you slice it, that’s one inscrutable melon. Does it symbolize geometry, astronomy, or empire?

Juan Sanchez de Cotán, Quince, Cabbage, Melon ...

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