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The Loves of the Gods Vertumne and Pomone Tapestry

by Gobelins Royal Tapestry Manufactory, 1775

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Get a sneak peek at the new exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. "Artisans & Kings: Selected Treasures from the Louvre" opens on Oct. 5, 2007.

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Vertumne disguises himself as an old woman to win the trust of the lovely Pomone in this tale from Ovid's "Metamorphoses."

Photo: Peter Harholdt by permission of the Musee du Louvre, Paris/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

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