The Weaver with Joanna Wolfarth

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motherhood and its currents

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Joanna Wolfarth
May 24, 2024
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 As an art historian of twenty years, I’ve seen a lot of images of motherhood. But none of them prepared me for how I would feel when I had my first baby. Of course, there were snuggly moments that were as tender as this:

Tempi Madonna, Raphael, 1508

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