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... the drinker would be drinking from the shell of Venus - I love Renaissance (or in this case just post Renaissance) metaphor. The second delight is better known - the statue of "L'Amour Menacant" carved by Falconet for Madame de Pompadour. An endearingly malicious representation of the God, with his right finger pressed to his mouth while he plucks with his other hand an arrow from his quiver. ...

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