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approached by a woman with four other children on a snaking, earthy brown path. Only hinted can be seen on the meadow in the background other people and beyond, on the horizon line, the church and the houses of a city. Angelika
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In the foreground of the lower third of the picture, three children are standing on a green-brown meadow: a boy, with the string in his hand, looks up at his kite, another boy with a kite under his arm follows his gaze, while a girl with a doll stands with her back to the viewer. The small group is
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