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Two women dressed in green and pink fur cradle each other’s heads, reimagining medieval depictions of cephalophores — Christian martyrs who carry their severed heads while continuing to preach or pray.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

The artist also chronicled his own face and physique from youth through old age, with unflinching depictions of time’s toll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

While searching for comparisons, he found a few similar helmet depictions in 14th-century English artwork, but no exact equivalents.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The couple then realised Louis Wain was a celebrated British artist known for his depictions of cats in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

That mental image most likely includes depictions of Pilgrims or Puritans in a prayerful pose.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz