Artwork Info: The Reader (Clara)

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The Reader (Clara)

This painting remained unknown for many years: Faruffini never exhibited it during his lifetime, nor did he mention it in his correspondence, as if this work exclusively belonged to his private sphere. The date of its creation is also uncertain, due to the lack of a clarifying bibliography; however, due to the recurrence of certain female subjects in the artist

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