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Pskov School of iconography Maundy Thursday (Jesus washes the feet of the Disciples) Russia (c. 1300s) tempera on wood panel One of the oft-used methods to erase people of color among western art historians is to claim, especially with respect to older religious icons, that the dark skin of the biblical figures is due to age, smoke, or wear and tear. This flies in the face of logic
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