Mary Magdalene the Penitent, wood, Donatello, 1453-1455.
Carved of white poplar in 1453-1455, the statue was originally at least partly polychrome and gilded. Its realism was startling.
Probably carved for the baptistry in Florence, it is now in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo.
Apparently, medieval iconography of Mary Magdalene mixed her with that of other Mary’s, including St. Mary of Egypt, who spent 30 years in the desert. This may have influenced Donatello’s work.
Rooftop Sculpture Detail, La Pedrera (Casa Mila), Barcelona, Spain, architect Antonio Gaudi, 1906-1912
Join Becky’s April Squares: SquareTops. There are only two rules: the photo must be square and it must relate to the theme of the month.
The theme for April Squares is ‘top‘, and Becky has listed five idioms to choose from;
The main tag is #SquareTops but you may also want to add a second tag using the idiom your square is coming under.
Angel of Resurrection, Tomb Sculpture, 1859-1864, for tomb of Danish Contesse Berte Ferrari-Corbelli (born Moltke-Huitfeldt Af Bregentved), wife of Luigi Ferrari-Corbelli, by Giovanni Dupré (1 March 1817 – 10 January 1882), left transept of Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy
I ended my four weeks in Florence with a visit to the most famous statue in the world, Michelangelo’s David. The Carrara marble statue weighs over five tons. (1501-1504) The photo has a slight red cast I couldn’t get rid of,
Lion guarding the steps of San Lorenzo, Genoa’s cathedral.
The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect 