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Women played key roles in preparing the deceased for burial. This painting shows women’s involvement in the ultimate act of generosity.
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Artist Unknown
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Praha, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1780
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Peace unto thy beautified and pious soul, beloved and affectionate mother, who hast given me birth, and who hast reared me. Thou who hast loved, fostered, and…
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1615
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[The lessons a mother should give her son]: My son, you should know that before your body looked the way it does now, it was nothing. You were formed in my belly from the drops of fertility that came…
Contributor:
David Attias
Places:
Livorno, Holy Roman Empire
(Livorno, Italy)
Date:
1778
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Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1748
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Paul Christian Kirchner
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Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
(Nuremberg, Germany)
Date:
1724