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The Fig Leaf

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The photographs for this book were taken in the Vatican museum during a semester when Nettles taught in a study abroad program. She was struck by the chiseled sculptures and what obviously appeared to be fig leaf afterthoughts.

Text: The fig leaves we see on Greek and Roman torsos were added to them after the Council of Trent and a 1557 edict from Pope Paul IV. Having been added to existing sculptures, they continue to cling to them to this very day. 

Accordion book with museum board covers. 3.25 x 4.25 digital print opens to 22.” Open edition.

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