On the cover: The Artist’s Studio, c.1665–66 (oil on canvas). Jan Vermeer (1632–75). Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria / The Bridgeman Art Library International. The artist’s model represents Clio, the muse of history.
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