A dying man seated on a large chair,  bends over the Holy Cross, reaching with his right hand towards the earth, where flowering branches lie. Wood engraving by A. Centenari after A. Riera after E. Butti, 1884.

Hell yeah selfcare / by Meg-John Barker.

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A dying man seated on a large chair, bends over the Holy Cross, reaching with his right hand towards the earth, where flowering branches lie. Wood engraving by A. Centenari after A. Riera after E. Butti, 1884.

Hell yeah selfcare / by Meg-John Barker.