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Cymon and IphigeniaCymon and Iphigenia
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  • 7 years ago
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    Ioanna Karantagli's picture Ioanna Karantagli Conservator (3,565)
    Leighton spent six months searching throughout Europe for a model to match his imagined ideal of Iphigenia for his intended portrayal of Cymon and Iphigenia. He saw a young actress, Dorothy Dene, in a theatre in London and his search was over.

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