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"description": "Maria von Freyberg was in the court of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria. However, as Lutherans, the family eventually fell from favor as Catholic political interests consolidated power in Bavaria. Mielich\u2019s work for the Munich court included illustrating an inventory of the duchess\u2019s jewelry, seen in the meticulous attention here to the sitter\u2019s brooches, necklaces, and rings. The diamond and ruby ring on her left index finger would have slid apart to reveal a private message or image underneath the gems.",
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"citation": "Speelberg. Femke. \"Fashion and Virtue: Textile Patterns and the print Revolution 1520-1620.\" Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 73, no. 2 (Autumn 2015): 1-48.",
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