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Medieval Christians, who associated nudity with sin, believed the line between erotica and art to be so fine that the only nudes tolerated by the Church were in paintings justified by the Bible.
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Medieval Christians, who associated nudity with sin, believed the line between erotica and art to be so fine that the only nudes tolerated by the Church were in paintings justified by the Bible.
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