by Lorenzo Bartolini, Marble, done in 1824-1834 for the duke of Devonshire.
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MODEBELOFTE
BY NIEK PULLES
Pluto and Proserpina
Also known as The Rape of Proserpina is a large Baroque marble sculptural group by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed between 1621 and 1622. Bernini was only 23 years old at its completion. It depicts the Abduction of Proserpina, where Proserpina is seized and taken to the underworld by the god Pluto
Modesty
Marble sculpture by Antonio Corradini
His “Portrait of Modesty” lives in the Naples museum, Cappella Sansevero, and her posture and accessories make it look like she was made for a church, even though she’s nearly naked through that thin thin veil – standing casually beautiful with eyes closing.
The Anatomy of an Angel
by Damien Hirst
The Anatomy of an Angel
Damien Hirst – The Anatomy of an Angel in Carrara marble
‘Anatomy of an Angel’ is a marble sculpture originally exhibited as part of the Sotheby’s auction of new Hirst works, ‘Beautiful Inside My Head Forever’ in 2008.
The classically posed Carrara marble figure is based on Alfred Boucher’s sculpture ‘L’Hirondelle’ (1920). In Hirst’s version, cross-sections of her body show the anatomical structure beneath the skin, revealing she is human after all.
“..it’s like a finger pointing away to the moon..” 