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Fat lady syndrome
Sister Wendy on Peter Paul Rubens and how he painted his second wife, Helena. She was only sixteen but represented his ideal woman. She was chubby and pale, and after meeting her, Rubens suffered from "fat lady syndrome" for the rest of his life
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