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        "tombstone": "The Offer of Love (or the Ill-Assorted Couple), 1495\u201396. Albrecht D\u00fcrer (German, 1471\u20131528). Engraving; platemark: 15 x 13.9 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1972.309",
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        "title": "The Offer of Love (or the Ill-Assorted Couple)",
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        "measurements": "Platemark: 15 x 13.9 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)",
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        "state_of_the_work": "I/III",
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            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 301752,
                    "title": "Year in Review: 1972",
                    "description": "<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).",
                    "opening_date": "1973-02-27T05:00:00"
                },
                {
                    "id": 304516,
                    "title": "Eight Masters of the Print",
                    "description": "<i>Eight Masters of the Print</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 14, 1980-January 18, 1981).",
                    "opening_date": "1980-10-14T04:00:00"
                },
                {
                    "id": 309881,
                    "title": "Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator",
                    "description": "<i>Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 28-August 25, 1985).",
                    "opening_date": "1985-05-28T04:00:00"
                },
                {
                    "id": 310039,
                    "title": "Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints",
                    "description": "<i>Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).",
                    "opening_date": "1987-06-02T04:00:00"
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                {
                    "id": 311461,
                    "title": "Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland",
                    "description": "<i>Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).",
                    "opening_date": "1991-04-02T05:00:00"
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                {
                    "id": 205194,
                    "title": "D\u00fcrer's Women: Images of Devotion and Desire",
                    "description": "<i>D\u00fcrer's Women: Images of Devotion and Desire</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-September 28, 2014).",
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        "description": "D\u00fcrer\u2019s early engraving of \"unequal lovers\" plays on a prevalent theme in northern European art in which a young woman seduces a much older man in order to steal his money. D\u00fcrer departed from standard representations of the subject and portrayed the male figure in his engraving as a willing participant, paying for the services he\u2019s about to receive. Although scenes of unequal lovers often carry moralizing messages about the dangers of women, the idyllic setting of this image and the seemingly familiar transaction between prostitute and patron suggest a more complex situation beyond simple carnal desire.",
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