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«Seek light and freedom and do not meditate too much on the evils of life»

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Colossus of Constantine

Details:

>|40 feet high, made of white marble with gilded bronze|<

Early-4th-century, [origin] west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius [now] part of the Capitoline Museums in Rome.

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Paolina Borghese

Antonio Canova, 1805-1808, Borghese Gallery (Rome), marble and gold

[survivyng]

soft marble sculptures appreciation post. 

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Pietà

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1497-99, Carrara marble, St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican City)

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The Rape of Proserpina

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1621-22, Carrara's Marble, Galleria Borghese (Rome)

«only a detail»

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David

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1501-1504, marble, Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence

«It symbolizes the defence of civil liberties embodied in the Republic of Florence».