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Locut0s

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23. How the greats managed to work stone to look like silk...
Fri Jul 12, 2013, 01:20 AM
Jul 2013

Always floored me. I saw the Pieta as well as David and other works in museums in Italy and Paris and this aspect always stunned me about the sculptures.

The Vatican and the Sistine Chapel... [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 OP
Beautiful pictures, Peggy OhioChick Jul 2013 #1
Thanks, CalPeg. Aristus Jul 2013 #2
How the greats managed to work stone to look like silk... Locut0s Jul 2013 #23
Thank you so much for posting. HappyMe Jul 2013 #3
thank you for sharing these Peggy - Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #4
This is my favorite detail from The Last Judgment. rug Jul 2013 #5
Thanks, everybody! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #6
and the catholic church claims to care for the poor PeppinoImpastato Jul 2013 #7
Amazing! lunatica Jul 2013 #8
That is a GREAT photo of the Pieta! joeybee12 Jul 2013 #9
I'm an atheist Nevernose Jul 2013 #10
Wow that's uncalled for... Locut0s Jul 2013 #22
Me thinks; greiner3 Jul 2013 #28
the beauty of something created by man PeppinoImpastato Jul 2013 #11
How beautiful! femmocrat Jul 2013 #12
I would imagine that Callalily Jul 2013 #13
GREAT WORK, CalPeg! elleng Jul 2013 #14
Bravo and thank you. rurallib Jul 2013 #15
wow! Kali Jul 2013 #16
It's usually a ban on flash photography... Locut0s Jul 2013 #20
Follow the money jpn.best Jul 2013 #27
Absolutely stunning Rowdyboy Jul 2013 #17
Beautiful, my dear CaliforniaPeggy! UrbScotty Jul 2013 #18
Fantastic Peggy, brings back good memmories... Locut0s Jul 2013 #19
I want to thank all of you for your comments... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #21
Feel better fast! Kali Jul 2013 #24
Did you tromp up to the top of the cupola? Fantastic views of Rome from there.... MADem Jul 2013 #25
No, we didn't do that. I wouldn't have been able to anyway, with this cold. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #30
It's a bit of a trek...claustrophoblic as well. MADem Jul 2013 #31
Yikes! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #33
I'm at the stage where I like the virtual tours, myself! MADem Jul 2013 #34
Wow, we were told absolutely NO photography in the chapel. There were sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #26
I have no idea... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #29
I used to wander through there every time I went in to Rome, pretty much... MADem Jul 2013 #32
The Sistine Chapel is amazing Taverner Jul 2013 #35
I was there on 9/11/06 LittleGirl Jul 2013 #36
the Pieta is the most amazing piece of art I've ever seen cbdo2007 Jul 2013 #37
What struck me was how much smaller it was in person... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #38
LOL SunSeeker Jul 2013 #41
Wonderful pics, Peggy! Brigid Jul 2013 #39
Oh Damn, my dear Brigid! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #40
K & R SunSeeker Jul 2013 #42
This is a very interesting, albeit dry, book about the Sistine Chapel Hestia Jul 2013 #43
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