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Exhibition Review
Faire parler les pierres: Sculptures médiévales de Notre-Dame
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 268–70
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Williamson, Paul (Williamson, Paul)
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Faire parler les pierres: Sculptures médiévales de Notre-Dame Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris 19th November 2024–16th March 2025 | :
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4. Bearded head. c.1230. Painted limestone, 21 by 20 by 18 cm. (Inrap, Paris; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
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5. Corner block with Aaron(?). c.1230. Painted limestone, 80 by 56 by 40 cm. (Inrap, Paris; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
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6. Jamb figure of St Paul. c.1145. Limestone, 135 by 45 by 36 cm. (Musée de Cluny, Paris).
Article
No sorrow like unto my sorrow: Philip the Bold, the Great Cross at Champmol and the Battle of Nicopolis
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 997–1027
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Nash, Susie (Nash, Susie)
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1. David and Jeremiah on the Well of Moses (base of the Great Cross), by Claus Sluter and workshop. 1395–1404. Asnières stone with traces of gilding and polychromy, height approx.5 m. from ground level. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon; photograph the author).
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10. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the scroll held by David. (Photograph the author).
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11. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the scroll held by Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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12. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the angel over the left shoulder of Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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13. Mourner from the tomb of Philip the Bold. Completed by 1411. Alabaster, height 41 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon; photograph the author).
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14a–d. Details of the Well of Moses showing the scrolls held by (a) Zechariah, (b) Isaiah, (c) Daniel and (d) Moses. (Photographs the author).
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15. Crucifixion, fol.17 of the Biblia Pauperum. Northern Netherlands, c.1395–1400. Illumination on parchment. (British Library, London, Kings MS 5; Alamy Stock Photo).
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16. Ring with a portrait of John the Fearless. Paris, c.1410. Gold, agate(?), jet, emerald and ruby, 2.3 by 1.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © GrandPalaisRmn; Jean-Gilles Berizzi).
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17. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the angel between Daniel and Isaiah.
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19. Jeremiah and Peter, fol.2r of the Petites Heures of Jean de Berry. Paris, c.1375–90. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Lat.18014; photograph BnF).
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2. Daniel and Isaiah on the Well of Moses (base of the Great Cross). (Photograph the author).
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20. Prophet Micah, fol.29v of the Psalter of Jean de Berry by André Beauneveu. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Fr.13091; photograph BnF).
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22a–c. Details of the Well of Moses, showing (a) David’s robe and tassels; (b) Daniel’s sleeves, robe and belt; and (c) Isaiah’s bag, belt and robe. (Photographs the author).
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23 a–c. Details of the Well of Moses, showing (a) Daniel, (b) Isaiah and (c) Jeremiah’s shoes. (Photograph the author).
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24. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the pocket and hem on David’s robe. (Photograph the author).
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25. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the pattern of Isaiah’s robe. (Photograph the author).
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27. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the pseudo-Arabic script on edge of Jeremiah’s robe. (Photograph the author).
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28. Virgin and Child with Butterflies, attributed to Jean Malouel. c.1410. Oil on cloth, 107.5 by 80.9 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin).
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29. Portal of Chartreuse de Champmol, by Claus Sluter and workshop. 1389–98. Asnières stone. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon).
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3. Reconstruction of two views of the Great Cross. (Drawings by Matilde Grimaldi; © the author).
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30. Detail of Fig.29, showing prophets on corbels below St John the Baptist.
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31. Detail of Fig.29, showing prophets on corbels below St Catherine.
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32 a–c. Details of the Well of Moses, showing the ermine on the robes of (a) David, (b) Jeremiah and (c) Zechariah. (Photograph the author).
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33. Trinity with the last communion and martyrdom of St Denis, by Jean Malouel and Henry Bellechose. Begun 1398, completed 1416. Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 162 by 211 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; photograph RMN-Louvre; Tony Querrec).
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34. The crosses or ‘Montjoies’ of St Denis. French, 17th century. Ink on paper. (BnF Cabinet d’Estamps, Paris, Est. coll. Lallement de Betz, Vx 16 fol.115).
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35. Fol.64 of the Grandes Heures of Philip the Bold. 1370s. (Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, MS 11035–37).
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36. Fols.226v–227r of the Grandes Heures of Philip the Bold. 1370s. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, MS 3-1954).
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37. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the text in Jeremiah’s open book. (Photograph the author).
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38. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the sunburst motif in tin relief moulding behind the angel between David and Moses. (Photograph the author).
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39. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the remains of painted sunbursts around circular coats of arms on the pillar. (Photograph the author)
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4. View of the Chartreuse de Champmol, by Aimé Piron. 1686. (Portfueille de la Chartreuse; Bibliotheque Municipale, Dijon).
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40. The Well of Moses, by Emile Sagot. 1839. Engraving, 42 by 36 cm. (BnF Cabinet d’Estamps, Paris, Est.H 117 558 Va21 topographie).
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41. Oak, hawthorn and hops forming the vault in tower of Jean sans Peur, Hôtel d’Artois, Paris. 1408–11. (Photograph the author).
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42. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the thistle on the corbel below Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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43. Votive reliquary of Charles the Bold, by Gerard Loyet. 1467–71. Gold and enamel, 53 by 32 by 17.5 cm. (Cathedral Treasury, Liège).
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44. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing showing the span of the well; the original viewing distance would be outside the brick walls. (Photograph the author).
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5. View of building constructed in 1638 around the Well of Moses. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon; photograph the author).
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6. Massacre of the prisoners after the battle of Nicopolis, fol.607v of Chroniques de Froissart, Bruges, c.1460. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Fr.2646).
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7. Payment of the ransom to Bayezid, fol.267v of the Passages oultremer de Sébastien Mamerot by Jean Colombe. c.1474–75. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, S Fr.5594).
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8. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the book and scroll held by Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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9. Pietà, by Enguerrand Quarton. c.1450. Oil on panel, 163 by 219 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © GrandPalaisRmn; René-Gabriel Ojeda).
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18. Tile showing sheep sheltering under a tree. Burgundian, c.1385–90. Glazed terracotta with engobe decoration, 13 by 13 cm. (Germolles Chateau; photograph the author).
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21. Detail of the Calvary of Philip the Bold showing Christ at the column with prophets. Paris, 1403. Gold, enamel and precious stones. (Cathedral Treasury, Esztergom; photograph Attila Mudrák).
Exhibition Review
Camille Claudel
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 196–199
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Becker, Jane (Becker, Jane)
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Camille Claudel Art Institute of Chicago 7th October 2023–19th February 2024 | :
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20. Femme accroupie (Crouching woman), by Camille Claudel. c.1884–85. Patinated plaster, 37.5 by 38.5 by 24.5 cm. (Musée Camille Claudel, Nogentsur- Seine; exh. Art Institute of Chicago).
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21. Jeune Romain or Mon frère (Young Roman or My brother), by Camille Claudel. 1882/83–87. Painted plaster, 52 by 45 by 27 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
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22. Les causeuses or La confidence (Chatterboxes or Confidence), by Camille Claudel. 1897. Marble onyx and bronze, 44.9 by 42.2 by 39 cm. (Musée Rodin, Paris; exh. Art Institute of Chicago).
Book Review
French Sculpture: An American Passion
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1250-1251
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Ward-Jackson, Philip (Ward-Jackson, Philip; Ward-Jackson, Phillip; Jackson, Philip Ward; Ward-Jackon, Philip)
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French Sculpture: An American Passion By Laure de Margerie, with a contribution by Antoinette Le Normand-Romain. 464 pp. incl. 314 col. + 137 b. & w. ills. (Snoeck, Gent, and Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris, 2023), €49. ISBN 978–94–6161–827–6. | :
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6. Antoine Bourdelle’s studio, Paris, with model in front of Rodin’s Eve. c.1905. (Musée Bourdelle, Paris).
Article
Roubiliac and Sprimont: a friendship revisited
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 601–611
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Murdoch, Tessa (Murdoch, Tessa)
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1. Louis-François Roubiliac, attributed to François Xavier Vispré. c.1760. Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, 62.2 by 54.6 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven CT).
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10. Head of a laughing child, after a model attributed to Louis-François Roubiliac. 1746–49. Chelsea porcelain, 19.7 by 16.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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11. Persia and Macedonia (Greece) from the Temple of the Four Monarchies clock, by Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1738. Bronze, height 30 cm. each. Wet collodion negative by John Wesley Livingston. 1875. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).
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12. Chaldea (Assyria) and Rome from the Temple of the Four Monarchies clock, by Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1738. Bronze, height 30 cm. each. Wet collodion negative by John Wesley Livingston. 1875. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).
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13. Floor-standing clock, by Charles Clay, with paintings by Jacopo Amigoni and sculptures by Louis-François Roubiliac and John Michael Rysbrack. 1740–43. Wood with gilded metal, silver and paint, height 85 cm. (Royal Collection Trust / © HM King Charles III 2023).
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14. Britannia, after a model here attributed to Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1746–48. Chelsea porcelain, 25.7 by 16.2 cm. (Errol Manners, London).
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2. Nicholas Sprimont with his wife, Ann, and sister-in-law Susannah Protin. 1759–62. Oil on canvas, 76.5 by 53.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. Retrieving hound, after a model attributed to Nicholas Sprimont. 1749. Chelsea porcelain, 19.8 by 19.8 by 8.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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4. Paul Crespin. c.1726. Oil on canvas, 114 by 90 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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5. Centrepiece. English, by Paul Crespin possibly in association with Nicholas Sprimont. 1740. Silver, 36 by 54.5 cm. (Toledo Museum of Art).
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6. Sauceboats with figures of Venus and Adonis, by Nicholas Sprimont. 1743–45. Gilded silver, 22.7 by 23.2 by 13 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).
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7. Design for a soup tureen for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, by Nicholas Sprimont. c.1744. Pen and black ink with brown ink wash on paper, 26 by 43.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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8. Girl in a swing, Charles Gouyn Factory, St James’s, London. 1749–59. Porcelain, 15.9 by 16.8 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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9. Trump, William Hogarth’s pug, after a model by Louis-François Roubiliac. 1747–50. Chelsea porcelain, 13.2 by 26.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Publication Received
Alfred Janniot: Monumental. By Emmanuel Bréon, Claire Maingon and Victorien Georges
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1303
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Deltour, Louis (Deltour, Louis)
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Alfred Janniot: Monumental By Emmanuel Bréon, Claire Maingon and Victorien Georges. 175 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Norma, Paris, 2022), €45. ISBN 978–2–37666–057–6. | :
Book Review
Antoine Coysevox (1640–1720): Le sculpteur du Grand Siècle
11/2022 | 1436 | 164
Pages: 1165-1166
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Mulherron, Jamie (Mulherron, Jamie)
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Antoine Coysevox (1640–1720): Le sculpteur du Grand Siècle By Alexandre Maral and Valérie Carpentier- Vanhaverbeke. 580 pp. incl. 976 col. + b. & w. ills. (Arthena, Paris, 2020), €139. ISBN 978–2– 903239–66–4. | :
Exhibition Review
Aristide Maillol (1861–1944): The Quest for Harmony
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 1020-1022
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Vandenbrouck, Melanie (Vandenbrouck, Melanie; Vandenbrouck-Przybylski, Melanie)
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Aristide Maillol (1861–1944): The Quest for Harmony Kunsthaus Zürich 7th October 2022– 23th January 2023 | :
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16. Femme au bain, also known as Baigneuse or La vague, by Aristide Maillol. 1896. Plaster, 93 by 103 by 25 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris; © RMN; photograph Jean Schormans; exh. Musée d’Orsay, Paris).
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17. La vague, also known as Femme à la vague or La baigneuse, by Aristide Maillol. 1896. Needlepoint embroidery, 101.5 by 92.5 cm. (Musée Maillol, Paris; photograph J.-A. Brunelle; exh. Musée d’Orsay, Paris).
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18. La nuit, by Aristide Maillol. 1909. Plaster, 106 by 108 by 57 cm. (Musée Maillol, Paris; photograph J.-L. Losi; exh. Musée d’Orsay, Paris).
Exhibition Review
Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 924-926
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Becker, Jane (Becker, Jane)
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Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern Clark Art Institute, Williamstown 18th June–18th September | :
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23. Mask of Rose Beuret, later Mme Rodin, by Auguste Rodin. Original model, c.1882; ground glass refired in a mould (pâte de verre), executed by Jean Cros, c.1911. Height 24.1 cm. (Rodin Museum, Philadelphia, and Philadelphia Museum of Art; exh. Clark Art Institute, Williamstown).
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24. Heroic head of Pierre de Wissant, one of the burghers of Calais, by Auguste Rodin. Original model 1887, enlarged 1908; this cast by Alexis Rudier, 1916; patinated by Jean Limet. Bronze, height 83.5 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, exh. Clark Art Institute, Williamstown).
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25. Christ and Mary Magdalene, by Auguste Rodin. Original model 1894; this marble carved by Victor Peter, 1908. Marble, 109.2 by 85.1 by 78.7 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; exh. Clark Art Institute, Williamstown).
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The Politics of Sanctity: Figurative Sculpture at Selles-sur-Cher
06/2022 | 1431 | 164
Pages: 621-633
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Luxford, Julian (Luxford, Julian)
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The Politics of Sanctity: Figurative Sculpture at Selles-sur-Cher By Deborah Kahn. 272 pp. incl. 200 col. + 40 b. & w. ills. (Harvey Miller, Turnhout, 2020), €125. ISBN 978–1–912554–36–2. | :
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2. Figurative frieze on the exterior east end of Saint-Eusice, Selles-sur-Cher (Loir-et-Cher).
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