canonic ostentatio vulnerum, the showing forth of the wounds.In the book, he additionally attempts to find "theological grounds" for this concern to depict the teacher naked, which he sees as the embodiment of the doctrine of the Incarnation, showing that Jesus was linked with the great chain of human procreation – even though divinely perfect. This is in part due to the pattern of drawing the emphases of nudity in paintings depicting Jesus in the beginning and end of his life—the Word of God made Flesh (see Gospel of John 1.1). References Asceticism Franciscan orders Jerome Latin words and phrases