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ggma

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5. I read The Agony and the Ecstasy when

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2023, 05:44 AM

Oct 2023

I was fifteen and the book claimed that he looked at the block of marble and could see the sculpture; it's why his hip is canted and his arm is up - to accommodate the flaw in the block. Great book.

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The 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound marble masterpiece by Michelangelo Buonarroti, was unveiled [View all] elleng Oct 2023 OP

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I read The Agony and the Ecstasy when ggma Oct 2023 #5