Yves Klein (1928–1962) French artist
De Tweede Helft, Ad de Visser, SUN, Nijmegen 1998, p. 107
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“The hero withdrew and betook himself for a space to his companions, waiting.”
— Gaius Valerius Flaccus, book Argonautica
Source: Argonautica, Book VII, Lines 614–615
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