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What makes looking at a great painting so magical? Not the historical intricacies or controversies over the work: Just being there is the thing
What makes looking at a great painting so magical? Not the historical intricacies or controversies over the work: Just being there is the thing

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What makes looking at a great painting so magical? Not the historical intricacies or controversies over the work: Just being there is the thing . . .

What makes looking at a great painting so magical? Not the historical intricacies or controversies over the work: Just being there is the thing

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