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"description": "Night has fallen. Love, moonlight, stars, and \rjasmine give the heroine the courage to face its \rdangers, but with a heightened sense of worry. Rain \rclouds approach, and the artist communicates her \ranxiety with nervous hand gestures and restless \rfeet. She arranged a bed of leaves, but there is still \rno sign of her lover.\r
Pale colors, distant cityscapes, and wooded \rsettings became popular in Pahari paintings of the \rlate 1700s. Her long legs and eyes, as well as the \rproportions of her round head distinguish most \rPahari paintings of this period.",
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