Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Fine Art Tuesday

 

Look at her toes. Marble. Water flowing over them. That is amazing detail work.

Giovanni Battista Lombardi born in Italy in 1822, died in 1880.

Ruth




Not bad for a bird-bath

Veiled woman. Executed in marble.



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  1. Contrarian ViewNovember 22, 2023 at 6:56 AM

    Funny how you don't see such statues made in Africa or Arabia. Also, I have read that "abstract art" was a Communist plot to destroy Western culture - true?

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  2. markshere2November 22, 2023 at 7:33 AM

    WOW! that's a lot of skill and hard work!!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 22, 2023 at 8:12 AM

    How is that fine-ness even possible? Amazing detail on those.
    Southern NH

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    1. Contrarian ViewNovember 22, 2023 at 10:40 AM

      Seacoast, Monadnock, or in-between?

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  4. Toirdhealbheach BeucailNovember 22, 2023 at 8:53 AM

    ERJ, having the good fortune to see some of the originals in Greece, I am only impressed all the more at this medium. The ability to coax detail from stone never ceases to amaze me.

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