Details that make iconic sculptures truly unforgettable —
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1. Girl Who Writes (1863) by Giovanni Spertini
2. Nymph (1858) by Giovanni Battista Lombardi
The marble appears to be liquid.
The marble appears to be liquid.
3. Release from Deception (1759) by Francesco Queirolo
The net is made of marble, too!
The net is made of marble, too!
4. Ugolino and His Sons (1867) by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
5. David (1504) by Michelangelo
The heart shaped pupils
The heart shaped pupils
6. The Abduction of Proserpina (1622) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
He was only 23 years old upon its completion and yet successfully turned stone into flesh.
He was only 23 years old upon its completion and yet successfully turned stone into flesh.
7. Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss (1793) by Antonio Canova
The marble wings of Cupid are so thin that you can see the light passing through.
The marble wings of Cupid are so thin that you can see the light passing through.
8. The Pietà (1579) by Ippolito Scalza
Poignantly captures the Virgin Mary cradling the lifeless form of Jesus Christ.
Poignantly captures the Virgin Mary cradling the lifeless form of Jesus Christ.
9. Moses (1515) by Michelangelo
10. Beata Ludovica Albertoni (1674) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Is among Bernini’s final works and was created when he was 71 years old.
Is among Bernini’s final works and was created when he was 71 years old.
11. The Charles de Sainte-Maure statue (1781) by Louis-Philippe Mouchy
Is referred to as the Marble Lace Handkerchief.
Is referred to as the Marble Lace Handkerchief.
12. Pietà (1499) by Michelangelo
He completed this masterpiece when he was just 24 years old.
He completed this masterpiece when he was just 24 years old.
13. Maria Duglioli Barberini bust (1626) by Giuliano Finelli
Stunning details of her dress - all meticulously carved from marble.
Stunning details of her dress - all meticulously carved from marble.
14. Saint Bartholomew Flayed (1562) by Marco d’Agrate
The statue displays a remarkable level of anatomical accuracy and is one of the most striking and gruesome artworks in the world.
The statue displays a remarkable level of anatomical accuracy and is one of the most striking and gruesome artworks in the world.
15. Apollo and Daphne (1625) by Bernini
He was 24 when he started it for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who commissioned it.
He was 24 when he started it for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who commissioned it.
16. Undine Rising from the Waters (1884) by Chauncey Bradley Ives
The marble appears to be wet silk.
The marble appears to be wet silk.
17. The veiled Christ (1753) by Giuseppe Sanmartino
The detail of the marble veil is so incredible that he was accused of using alchemy to turn fabric into stone.
The detail of the marble veil is so incredible that he was accused of using alchemy to turn fabric into stone.
18. Bust of Samuel Bernard (c.1727) by Guillaume Coustou the Elder
19. Ajax and Cassandra (2022) by Jago
20. The West Wind (1870) by Thomas Ridgeway Gould
21. This is marble - an incredible sculpture by Argiris Rallias.
22. Modesty (1752) by Antonio Corradini
One of the finest masterpieces of the Rococo period and of veiled technique.
One of the finest masterpieces of the Rococo period and of veiled technique.
23. The Veiled Virgin by Giovanni Strazza depicts the bust of a veiled Virgin Mary. It was likely created in the early 1850s.
24. The Veiled Son (2019) by Jago
Yes, this is marble!
Yes, this is marble!
25. The Bride of the Song of Songs (1854)
26. Love Story of Dionora and Ippolito (1866) by Pio Fedi
27. A life-like mattress sculpted by Bernini in 1620 for the Sleeping Hermaphroditus.
28. Selfportrait sculpture by Jago
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