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The girl's idealized but highly sensual beauty seems to be reflected in all the luxurious trappings that surround her. Every last detail of the picture is handled with impeccable care which was, indeed, typical of Domenichino. The Emilian painter was openly inspired by Raphael's work, and in particular his Ecstasy of St Catherine in Bologna, but rephrased in a manner suitable for a pagan prophetess rather than a Christian saint, with gold-decorated turban, splendid wrap, and gilded chair.
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