We are pygmies standing on the shoulders of giants.
Thought For The Day
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Isn’t that gorgeous?
Truly amazing.
Amazing. What God given talent! The wig would be a challenge but the lace is even more so. Anyone know the the sculptor? From the Vatican Museum?
At my grandparents’ home in my mother’s room on the dressing table there were two little Dresden lamps with porcelain lace on the female figurine’s skirts. I recently found them in a laundry room closet. Sadly some of the lace is broken off. This post has brought back some sweet memories. Thank you.
Louis Philippe Mouchy, 1781. The Louvre.
The irony: modern technology can help the sculptor immensely: detecting flaws and crack in marble, for example, or laser-polishing surfaces.
Thanks you. Mouchy died in 1801. I’m surprised he and his works survived the Reign of Terror.The statue is of Charles de Sainte Maure, duc de Montausier. (1610-1690), gouverneur du Grand Dauphin (1661-1711)
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