Some of these artists are so remarkable - truly masters of their craft to turn marble into cloth, flesh and sinew. I also refer 'winged victory of samothrace', 'the rape of prosephina', 'laocoon' and, more recently, the contemporary guy who makes realistic pillows out of marble.

[–] M1nds3nd@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Winged Victory of Samothrace The Rape of Proserpina Laocoon and His Sons Pillow Sculptor Really amazing stuff! Thanks for sharing!

[–] SoupBrick@yiffit.net 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"water"

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

It looks like a wet paper towel to me... It's close, though.

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you know the name of this sculpture or the name of the artist?

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Looks like its "Nymph" by "Giovanni Battista Lombardi"

And yes ofcourse everyone is thirsting over the toes in every thread i have seen.

As far as i can tell it was last auctioned at Sotheby for £187500 = $245000

https://www.reddit.com/r/Art/comments/949y5q/nymph_detail_giovanni_battista_lombardi_marble/

https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2017/19th-20th-century-sculpture-l17230/lot.58.html

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

To hell with your toes, I'm lusting over that water. That's fucking witchcraft, it is

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you!

[–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 weeks ago

The sculptor must've looked at all those statues that have cloth draped over bodies and said "I can do you one better".