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On every canvas, the interplay of line, color and volume falls into place of hard struggle, like the victory of a strategist or like some great symphony.<br \/>  <br \/>  Joseph Matar is a master of many artistic fields and pictorial techniques portraiture, anatomy, landscape and history, and above all sacred art brought to life with a new inspiration. 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