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Spiritual Nudes: Theology and Empathy in Monoprints

By Press and Publications, Figures, Printmaking, Virgin Mary

Her figures, far from the classical ideal of beauty, retain the brokenness of humanity, a brokenness that is both spiritual and physical. At the same time, Paine preserves their dignity and value, arguing that man’s design is not wholly evil. In each of these figures the signs of life and death are evident, like permanent and deep marks that cannot be wiped away.

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