{ Andrea Heimer }
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"Icon" is a series of portraits of female saints by Andrea Heimer. By definition patron saints are people who lived extraordinary lives and were chosen as special protectors over areas of life. Early records show that women were inducted into sainthood as early as the fourth century. These female saints became the earliest type of known celebrity: icons deemed larger than life. Heimer's narrative paintings present a group of saints and their stories in a disarming, sometimes humorous light.
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