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317 The Muse Talks Back On Sketching Pippa Passing the Loose Women (1855) Anna Leahy I drew people well. I drew people out of themselves. These are unrelated talents, but I was happy to embody both. I portrayed good Pippa and the prostitutes equally ably, virgin and harlot alike. I captured their expressions: mutual curiosity, earnest interest. Even the geese stretch to see. I rendered the human form well, too. Render: to create a version, to give something in return like the women exchanging glances. Rend: to slit, to split apart. ...

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