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I find it interesting how the eyes are carved in relief to give the appearance of shadow and reflection (note the little protruding tubercle to simulate a "glin
by autocorr 6y ago
I find it interesting how the eyes are carved in relief to give the appearance of shadow and reflection (note the little protruding tubercle to simulate a "glint"). Presumably in classical statuary the eyes were either painted to create those effects or replaced with jewels/stones.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoYou should see the various veiled virgin sculptures to see amazing examples of stone shaped into an illusory form: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Veiled_Virgin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Veiled_Virgin
- kwhitefoot 6y agoThank you for that. It's a truly marvellous piece of work!