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| Detail of NGV Crossing of the Red Sea by Nicolas Poussin |
Before the cleaning of Crossing of the Red Sea took place, there was one figure in it which had attracted attention from observant viewers. This figure in blue, nestled in among the throng of agitated Israelites, looked over her shoulder directly at the viewer. She drew attention because there was something odd about her in comparison with the figures nearby: the modeling of the paint in her face was much less refined than those of her companions, and she seemed contorted in a rather unusual way. There was a suspicion that the face was either severely worn or else the work of a restorer.
