#MARBLE

[romegreeceart]

location: Amphitheatre of Capua

~ Aphrodite. Date: First half of the A.D. 2nd century Medium: White fine grane marble Provenance: Naples, National Archaeological Museum (Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli)

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[blueiscoool]

Marble Sculpture of Hadrian 2nd century AD

Hadrian (born January 24, 76 CE—died July 10, 138, Baiae [Baia], near Naples [Italy]) was a Roman emperor (117–138 CE), the emperor Trajan’s cousin and successor, who was a cultivated admirer of Greek civilization and who unified and consolidated Rome’s vast empire. He was the third of the so-called Five Good Emperors.

[altrbody]

Fabio Viale, marble sculpture.

[namedvesta]

Antonio Frilli, “Sweet Dreams”, Marble sculpture (𝟣𝟪𝟫𝟤).

[lotussgrl]

cemetery of laeken, brussels.

the story of a marble worker evrard flignot who devastated by the death of his wife built a mausoleum for her. at first look inside, there is a mourner reaching out to an empty wall. but, once a year, on the day of the summer solstice, the sun draws a light that recalls this love for almost a century.

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[shocotate]

I broke a ramune bottle to get the marble out for my dragon.

[letmeinimafairy]

And another one, because I'm obsessed, and because for some mysterious reason carving with shaking hands is way easier than drawing. Carved shell, moss and resin, sea glass and pearls for a necklace.

Available

[dapper-lil-arts]

Ok NOW this might be the last one 🤣

[conformi]

Emerald Fennell, Saltburn, 2023 VS Fauno Barberini, Glyptothek, München, 220 a.C.

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[ianitos]

[zegalba]

The beautiful carved marble steps leading down to the gallery at the Hotel National des Arts et Metiers in Paris.

[namedvesta]

Alexandre Schoenewerk, La jeune Tarentine (𝟣𝟪𝟩𝟣)