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riginal. A small marble group in the Vatican brings us to much morecertain ground. It is a Roman copy representing Ganymedecarried off by the eagle (Fig. 118). A description by Plinyleaves us in no doubt as to the identity, though the imperfectionsof the copy leave us somewhat in the dark as to its… … Fig. 118. — Ganymede and the Eagle. Vatican, Rome. The Mutual Conquest 285 prized these difficulties as offering an opportunity for his skill,an unworthy and dangerous motive, but conclusions of thissort demand more certain evidence. More important but less certain is the case of one magnifi-cent…
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