Madonna

In the Renaissance art wing Portrait of a Teen Girl Bathing is situated near the entrance across from a statue of the virgin Mary with one breast exposed. There are more breasts on display in this Harvard gallery than the strip club across town. The lesson being: some types of nakedness claim more divinity than others. By turning women into examples, it is permissible to ogle at them. The line between Madonna and whore is so thin that you could walk it on a tightrope directly to the Vatican. Above the gallery there is a sign that reads: choose the wrong door and fall directly to Hell.