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Gestures, Signals, & Movements

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

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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