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Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker examine The Seated Scribe at Musée du Louvre.

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Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Monkeys, 1943.

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Sculpture

Saad Qureshi, Night Jewel (detail), 2019. Courtesy the artist.

Sculpture that Reaches Towards Paradise

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Gaetano Pesce (Italian, b. 1939), Golgotha Chair, 1972. Produced by Bracciodiferro. Dacron filled and resin soaked fiberglass cloth.

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Renaissance

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Gallery

Darryl Westly, Odalisque (Jules), 2019. Oil on canvas,.

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Ancient

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