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Heinrich Lossow (1843-1897) "The Sin" (c. 1880) Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard The painting is inspired by the infamous Banquet of Chestnuts, a supper purportedly held at the Papal Palace in Rome and hosted by former Cardinal Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, on October 31, 1501.
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the trees you grew up with have not forgotten you. their branches still whisper your name in the breeze and their roots remember the paths your feet once traced through their shade.
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