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Photography

Old Crank

(3,582 posts) Tue May 23, 2023, 03:22 PM May 2023

Florence Statuary

A few pictures of the statues around Florence. Placement of them makes we wish that I could carry around a 6 ft, 2 meter, step ladder so I'm not always looking up at them. Of course they were generally placed high so the people knew they were important and worthy of the pedestal.

God

God: Neptune

This was probably in bronze originaly

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Florence Statuary (Original Post) Old Crank May 2023 OP

Very impressive Easterncedar May 2023 #1

OMG! Naked bodies. These are beautiful. Thank you for sharing. LoisB May 2023 #2

I commented to our Italian friend Old Crank May 2023 #3

So true, so true. The talent of the sculptors is amazing. LoisB May 2023 #4

Easterncedar

(2,298 posts)

1. Very impressive

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue May 23, 2023, 03:30 PM

May 2023

And beautiful. Thanks

LoisB

(7,206 posts)

2. OMG! Naked bodies. These are beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue May 23, 2023, 04:05 PM

May 2023

Old Crank

(3,582 posts)

3. I commented to our Italian friend

Reply to LoisB (Reply #2)

Wed May 24, 2023, 09:56 AM

May 2023

Who met us there and in Bologna that it must have been nice to have lived in the era of those statues when eveyone was fit and gorgeous... She agreed.

LoisB

(7,206 posts)

4. So true, so true. The talent of the sculptors is amazing.

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #3)

Wed May 24, 2023, 10:01 AM

May 2023

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