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Summarize connections between Robert Mapplethorpe's Calla Lily and the tradition of memento mori.
 
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How does the specific form of Body of a Courtesan in Nine Stages of Decomposition relate to its subject?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The white lily is traditionally associated with death.
2. The shadow cast by the flower symbolizes death.
3. The work was created in response to the AIDS epidemic in memory of its victims.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The ideal answer should include that it is a handscroll that unrolls to reveal individual scenes following the process of decomposition.





 

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