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The three large, ornately framed images depict “The Yarnwinder,” begun by DaVinci in 1501, where a cross-shaped reel of yarn becomes the object of childish play. The Christ Child gazes intently, even longingly, at the object of his own crucifixion.* The other six pieces are 12” x 12” cradled panels pulled-in on the face of Teresa of Avila (from Bernini’s intentionally sensual statue, “Ecstasy of St. Teresa” c.1652) in a transgressive moment of religious rapture.** In her autobiography, Teresa described the encounter as a pain “so great, that it made me moan.”***

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