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Also Known As | Walter Horatio Pater |
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Born | August 4, 1839 •England |
Died | July 30, 1894 (aged 54) •Oxford •England |
Notable Works | “Marius the Epicurean” |
Movement / Style | Aestheticism |
Subjects Of Study | Renaissance art •Renaissance •art for art’s sake |
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