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Portrait is probably one of the most emblematic art genres of representation: painted faces of Fayoum, monarchical portraits, virgins represented in Majesty, donors, set up photographs or stolen deported, actors, public figures, anonymous , etc.). The image of the masked face is etymologically -Imago of morts- through time.
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