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Maker(s):Lamm, Leonid
Culture:American, born in Russia (1928-2017)
Title:Crime of Passion and Punishment for It, from the Portfolio of Illustrations to "Notes from a Dead House" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Date Made:1977-1982
Type:Print
Materials:lithograph
Measurements:Sheet: 23 1/2 x 17 5/8 in; 59.7 x 44.8 cm; Plate: 18 1/4 x 13 7/8 in; 46.4 x 35.2 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2025.02.14
Credit Line:Amherst Whitney Collection of Russian Art Fund
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
In this scene, an inmate recounts how he killed his wife. The composition echoes Orthodox iconography, particularly the Image of Edessa, a cloth believed to bear the miraculous imprint of Christ’s face. This association deepens the scene’s symbolism, underscoring the suffering of the murdered woman.

Tags:
prisons; books; allegory; stories; killing; women; crime

Subjects:
Lithography

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