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<p>[QUOTE="Debora, post: 279306, member: 1476"]Macedonia seems like a pretty good guess. (Down to the mustache.) Belt could be military (and very possibly is as it serves as scabbard.) As the couple look representational rather than specific, the painting could have some allegorical significance e.g. the strength of our men protecting the purity of our women. Might have have been painted in a period of conflict.</p><p><br /></p><p>Debora</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]89023[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Debora, post: 279306, member: 1476"]Macedonia seems like a pretty good guess. (Down to the mustache.) Belt could be military (and very possibly is as it serves as scabbard.) As the couple look representational rather than specific, the painting could have some allegorical significance e.g. the strength of our men protecting the purity of our women. Might have have been painted in a period of conflict. Debora [ATTACH=full]89023[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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