Mangos and Peaches

Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, originally uploaded by Sienar.

While I was editing this photo I couldn’t but be inspired by the masterpiece I had photographed. I know that actually knowing how these sculptures were made helps you appreciate it even more because you understand the time and effort dedicated to every aspect.

This is something that started as a solid block of marble that was chiseled down to created the forms and figures that exist today. And it’s not like the artist had the help of any machines to assist him or speed up production, this was something that was done manually with care so as to not crack the stone and ruin his work.

I’ll be honest, seeing all these things and knowing what they are and mean makes me want to pull out my old art history notes from school and go over the descriptions I wrote while studying. Something I didn’t think I would ever do after graduating… Studying.