Facebook recently removed images from the site containing a partially nude person. The problem? The image was created 400 years ago. There are some works of art so special and moving it feels like a cultural crime not to share them. Take, for example, “The Descent from the Cross” by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens, which shows Jesus being lifted gently to the ground after his crucifixion. According to Artsy, the painting appeared in an ad campaign for Flanders alongside those of other Flemish artists. Apparently such an image of tragedy, kindness, and dark beauty was altogether too much for Facebook.…

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