An ahistorical reappraisalof Western pin-up art.Original Indulgences: #fangledeities. v. 1.0 the lesser: @my-sacred-art
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June Palmer (English, Aug. 1, 1940 - Jan. 6, 2004).
The Last Supper, circa 1480. Master of the Housebook (Southern Germany, active 1475-1500).
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Monica Bellucci (Italian, born September 20, 1964).
Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, 1627. Domenico Passignano (Italian, Florence, 1559 - 1638).
Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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Eve Meyer, American (born Evelyn Eugene Turner), Dec. 13, 1928 – March 27, 1977.
Saint Mary Magdalene, circa 1640. Felice Ficherelli (Italian, Florentine, 1605-1660).
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Kat Dennings (American, born June 13, 1986) as Max Black in 2 Broke Girls.
Left wing of the Triptych of Willem Moreel (aka Saint Christopher Altarpiece) showing the donor Willem Moreel, his sons, and Holy William of Maleval (aka William the Hermit), 1484.
Hans Memling (Flemish, 1430-1494).
Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium.
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Diane Webber (American, born Marguerite Empey, 1932 – 2008).
Descent from the Cross (Deposition), circa 1570. Luca Cambiaso (Italian, Genoese, 1527-1585)
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Melody Ward (American [seeking biography], life dates unknown).
Resurrection [Inooú Xplotoú - spyaotápio ToU], unknown.
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Harry Dean Stanton (American, July 14, 1926 - Sep. 15, 2017). Costume test for Alien (dir. Ridley Scott, 1979).
Christ, Contemplated by the Human Soul, probably 1628-1629. Antonio González Velázquez (Spanish, 1559-1660).
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Gina Lollobrigida
Visiting The Museo de Prado In Madrid (1958)
Photo By Leo Fuchs
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Vikki Dougan (American, born Edith Tucker, January 1, 1929).
Baptism of Christ, circa 1500. Monogramist AH (Netherlandish, active late 15th century).
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France.
Photograph by Earl Leaf (American, 1905-1980).
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Raquel Welch (American, born Jo Raquel Tejata, Sept. 5, 1940 - Feb. 15, 2023).
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1600. Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552-1614).
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Melody Ward (American, seeking biography, life dates unknown), 1958.
Saint Anthony of Padua Heals a Young Man by Reattaching His Foot, circa 1690. Sebastiano Ricci (Italian [active in Venice], 1569-1734).
Photograph 1958 by Elmer Batters (American, 1919-1997).
Louvre, Paris
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Julie Newmar (American, born Julia Chalene Newmeyer, August 16, 1933).
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1660. Elisabetta Sirani (Italian, 1638-1665).
Burghley House Collections, Lincolnshire, England.
Photograph by Peter Basch (American, born in Germany, 1921-2004).
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Lili Kardell, aka Judy Crowder (Swedish, May 26, 1936 - April 1987).
Angel Collecting Blood from the Wounds of Christ, 1543. Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, circa 1480 - 1557).
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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Dixie Evans (born Mary Lee Evans), American, (Aug. 28, 1926 – Aug. 3, 2013).
The Hell, from the series The Aftermath, 1684. José López de los Ríos, aka Master of Calamarca (Bolivian, active in second half of 17th century).
Carabuco Church, La Paz, Bolivia
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Eve Meyer, American (born Evelyn Eugene Turner), Dec. 13, 1928 – March 27, 1977.
Saint Charles Borromeo Attending to Plague Victims, Attributed to Giovanni Lanfranco (Italian, 1582-1647).
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Mara Corday (born Marilyn Joan Watts), American, born Jan. 3, 1930.
Witchcraft Scene with Dwarves, date unknown. “Pseudo Bocchi,” Italian, active circa 1700-1740.
thanks @venustapolis
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Monica Bellucci (Italian, born September 20, 1964).
Triptych of Pieter van de Woestijne, central panel, circa 1475. Netherlandish.
Bode Museum, Berlin
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