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This stunning sculpture can be found in a church where I went to see two paintings by Caravaggio. I am struck by the erotic nature of the image. | |
| I love the way that classic sculptors managed to get eroticism into their works--in the guise of biblical imagery. I have not been able to find out the name of the artist of this piece or the story behind the image. This woman, on a tomb in the church, is reaching out to an angel. You can see a different view of it in my look at Roman sculptures). In churches and museums all throughout the world, you can see all manner of eroticism. I am sure I am not the first one to notice the sexy nature of Christ on the crucifixion. And, there are no end of biblical stories of men and women, sometimes even fathers and daughters, in states of nudity and provocative positions. A familiar site around Rome, images of female saints and even the Virgin Mary, in a state of ecstasy. Religious ecstasy, of course. | ||