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.]
Posted by Alexa at 00:01
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4 comments:

  1. PatFebruary 19, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    Oh, that looks sinister! Excellent silhouette.

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

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  2. AlexaFebruary 19, 2011 at 9:22 AM

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

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  3. Genie -- Paris and BeyondFebruary 19, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    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. Ms MFebruary 19, 2011 at 8:14 PM

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

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