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'St. Anthony Preaching to the Fish' by Arnold Böcklin. 1892

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'St. Anthony Preaching to the Fish' by Arnold Böcklin. 1892

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I love how they took a metaphor and made it literal. It’s great work to do that.

You may want to ask yourself just who the fish they hooked were.

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