Saturday, February 19, 2011

photo hunt — "silhouette"

Here is Benvenuto Cellini's 16th-century
statue of Perseus With the Head of Medusa,
which stands in the Loggia dei Lanzi, in
Florence's Piazza della Signoria. Amazing

how Cellini managed to depict gushing
blood—in bronze!
[See more silhouettes here, at tnchick's meme.]

4 comments:

  1. Oh, that looks sinister! Excellent silhouette.

    Sorry for not commenting this past week--out of town!

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  2. Bibi --I know! Tu t'es bien amusée, j'espere!

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  3. What amazing detail... blood in bronze has got to be quite difficult... Love this silhouette.

    Hope you are getting warmer weather, mon amie! Have a great weekend

    Genie

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  4. Excellent photo! Synchronous for me, as I'm currently re-reading Greek mythology.

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