Nude Portrait Series Reveals The Beauty And Strength Of Breast Cancer Survivors

Photographer Charise Isis is turning the female nude trope on its head, transforming imagery we associate with masterpieces of yore into visual tributes to the strength and beauty of breast cancer survivors. Her series "Grace" places nude women who've undergone mastectomies into poses ripped straight from the "Venus di Milo" and "Nike of Samothrace," using pieces of art history to illuminate both the pain and resilience of her subjects. The Empress The project started in New York City, when Isis...