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A famous artist refused to paint hands because “they’re too honest.” Which is fair—hands do tell on people.

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There is no record of a famous artist refusing to paint hands because they are too honest. Hands are famously difficult to draw, and many artists, from Leonardo da Vinci to Durer, studied them closely.

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