the island into her favor, and it was made sacred to her, and altars and temples in her honor erected. From this early associaton, the name Cytheraea was frequently applied to the patron deity of the place. The artist, Lionel Royer, was born in the department of Sarthe, at Chateau-du-Loire, and studied art under Alexander Cabanel. He made his debut as a religious painter, in 1879, with a

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A. Tobias