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[[File:Charles the redeemer.jpeg|thumb|right|Hipster is Enlightened]] | [[File:Charles the redeemer.jpeg|thumb|right|Hipster is Enlightened]] | ||
'''Charles the Redeemer''' is a painting of [[User:Solexious|Charles Yarnold]] in London, UK; considered the largest Hack Deco painting in the world and the largest image of Charles known to exist. It is | '''Charles the Redeemer''' is a painting of [[User:Solexious|Charles Yarnold]] in London, UK; considered the largest Hack Deco painting in the world and the largest image of Charles known to exist. It is 2.5m tall and its arms stretch 2m wide. | ||
The idea of erecting a large painting upon the Hackspace wall was first suggested in the mid-1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil to commission a large religious painting. | The idea of erecting a large painting upon the Hackspace wall was first suggested in the mid-1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil to commission a large religious painting. | ||
