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Trippin' Through Time

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Such a loss... (europe.pub)
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[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 50 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The ability of artists to make marble look soft and/or alive and/or see-through will never not completely floor me.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 21 points 4 days ago

Because you mentioned see-through-ness and the above images don't really showcase it, I'm just going to leave Giovanni Strazza's Veiled Virgin here:

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Marble scatters and transmits light in a similar sort of way that flesh does