54cm x 80cm - 1/8 - 2021 - unframed
Print on Hahnemühle Natural Line Hemp 290g
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Vatican City, Vatican
During Pope Francis' general audience, two nuns take photos with their mobile phones.
They are standing back to back, like duelists, but in total benevolence. In this private room in the Vatican, 2,000 people are waiting for the pontiff, who will arrive a few minutes later to deliver the Word of God.
These two South American nuns had the chance to greet the Pope a few minutes later.
The traditional costume of women in religious communities consists of a tunic, tied around the waist with a cloth or leather belt. Above the tunic, the nuns wear a scapular.
A sign of our times and of the pandemic, they wore masks against covid-19...