Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—N

Night

The celebrated statue of Night, in Florence, is the chef d'oeuvre of Michael Angelo. In the gallery of the Luxembourg. Paris, is the famous picture of Night by Rubens; and at Versailles is the painting of Mignard.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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