never understood the hype until I visited, this is solid stone, made to look like a real man ;David

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wyzapped on October 31st, 2023 at 04:42 UTC »

Wrong - made to look like a real sexy man

BlackLattice on October 31st, 2023 at 05:13 UTC »

Another sculpture you should check out is Bernini. Makes stone look like it’s a fluid. The rape of Persephone is well photographed piece.

Edit: For those asking, the Borghese gallery in Rome has the rape of Persephone as well as many other Bernini works and is well worth a visit and no shade to Michelangelo :). He was 150ish years earlier than Bernini so it’s also a great look at how the techniques and skill with working with stone improved over time.