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Polia's Bed-chamber Vision

NARRATIVE E4v · p.415
Polia's Bed-chamber Vision
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Two-scene woodcut: landscape with figures above, Polia in bed-chamber below. Diana vs Venus contest in sky.

In the Narrative

Polia's pivotal vision: Diana and Venus contend for her allegiance while she lies in her bed-chamber. The split scene shows outer and inner worlds.

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