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Wisdom on Wednesdays—The art of shepherds and kings

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Nativity, woodblock print, c. 1920.

“Christian art is primarily the art of the peasant and the prince—unselfconsciously in a stable; shepherds and kings once made simple loving gifts and regal wise sacrifices.” (1932)

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