The Birth of Venus
Beauty born from the sea and welcomed by the wind and roses; a graceful moment of beginning.
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Friends raising their glasses in a garden as daylight drifts through; the exuberant happiness of being together.
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Pastoral Landscape with a Mill
A landscape that slows down time, with flocks and a mill in a calm countryside bathed in golden light.
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The Red Room (Harmony in Red)
A warm room wrapped in red and floral patterns, a feast for the eye and the heart.
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Woman at a Window
A gaze reaching out through an open window to the river and sky; hope in its simplest form.
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Fish Magic
Fish, flowers and stars drifting through the same darkness, a dreamworld full of childlike curiosity.
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The Snail
A joyful spiral born from colored paper that Matisse cut with scissors in his last years.