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| | Vermeer: The Art of Painting, The Art of Painting - NGA |
 | | The distinctive doublet, decorated with slits across its back and arms, is similar to garments worn on special occasions in the early to mid-seventeenth century, perhaps to enhance the painting's historicizing character. |
 | | Clio wears a crown of laurel on her head to denote honor, glory, and eternal life. |
 | | In one hand she holds a trumpet, which stands for fame, and in the other she clasps a thick folio, perhaps a volume of Thucydides, which symbolizes history. |
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