The Dictionary of Art
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Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted in Works of Artof art
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The Encyclopedia of Sculpture
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Encyclopedia of World Art
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Great Artists of the Western World I
Great artists of the Western World II
Schirmer's Encyclopedia of Art
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