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During the Salons of 1763, Diderot allowed himself to unwind with a short remark concerning the painting, La Chasteté de Joseph by Deshays which to him was the most captivating of the entire exposition.

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Diderot, D., Glaus, J.S.D. (2011). Composition According to Diderot. In: Glaus, J., Seznec, J. (eds) On Art and Artists: An Anthology of Diderot's Aesthetic Thought. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0062-8_12

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