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At its base, in a position of figurative support, are enslaved Parthians in the custody of their new Roman masters.

Of greater success are her more saturated works that crank up the figurative elements while also embracing more abstract settings.

Sometimes, the comparisons inspire close looking, as in the placement of a modern female nude drawing by Amedeo Modigliani next to ancient marble figurative sculptures from Greece and Rome.

These details are both important and relevant to the figurative subtweet Bravo is sending through “Zola.”

He said the figurative “momma and daddy” are actually his fans, whose expectations he’s glad he’s fulfilled, even though they “don’t actually know each other” in real life.