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Gestures, Signals, & Movements

Can you decode the movements and signals embedded across this week’s chain?

Emblem of Folly, Unknown artist, Peru (Cuzco), Oil on canvas, Peru (Cuzco)
Emblem of Folly
Unknown
Boetius Adams Bolswert
18th Century
The [Black] Madonna/Whore Complex, Qualeasha Wood American, Jacquard-woven cotton, glass beads
The [Black] Madonna/Whore Complex
Qualeasha Wood
2021
Bacchante and Infant Faun, Frederick William MacMonnies American, Bronze, American
Bacchante and Infant Faun
Frederick William MacMonnies
Thiébaut frères
1893–94, cast 1894
The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten), Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, Oil on canvas
The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten)
Ferdinand Hodler
1896
Book of the Dead for the Chantress of Amun Nauny, Papyrus, paint
Book of the Dead for the Chantress of Amun Nauny
ca. 1050 B.C.
The Cathedrals of Art, Florine Stettheimer American, Oil on canvas
The Cathedrals of Art
Florine Stettheimer
1942
Dancing Ganesha, Red sandstone, India, Madhya Pradesh
Dancing Ganesha
India, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 10th century
Luz Jiménez seated with her head in her hands, Jean Charlot French, Lithograph on zinc
Luz Jiménez seated with her head in her hands
Jean Charlot
1929
Woman Leaning on Her Hands, Henri Matisse French, Bronze
Woman Leaning on Her Hands
Henri Matisse
1905
Carmencita, William Merritt Chase American, Oil on canvas, American
Carmencita
William Merritt Chase
1890
Slavonic Dancer, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth American, Bronze
Slavonic Dancer
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
1921
Two Men Walking, Bill Traylor American, Tempera and graphite on paper, American
Two Men Walking
Bill Traylor
ca. 1939–43
Study of Hands (recto); Study for a Reclining St. Francis (verso), Daniele Crespi Italian, Red and white chalk on blue paper (recto); red chalk on blue paper (verso)
Study of Hands (recto); Study for a Reclining St. Francis (verso)
Daniele Crespi
ca. 1628–30