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Empathy through Mimicry

"You really tap into the emotion of what these people are going through by taking on their poses."—Jennifer Morris, actor

"You really tap into the emotion of what these people are going through by taking on their poses."—Jennifer Morris, actor

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Pietà with Donors, Limestone, traces of polychromy, French
French
ca. 1515