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Impertinence

"Looking foolish does the spirit good. The need not to look foolish is one of youth's many burdens; as we get older we are exempted from more and more, and float upward in our heedlessness, singing Gratia Dei sum quod sum." (John Updike)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Ermafrodito dormiente and Napoleon's sister















at the Borghese

(Click for better detail.)
Posted by E. Garcia
Labels: Drawings, Italy, Museums

1 comment:

D. Chien said...

These are two of my favorite sculptures IN THE WHOLE WORLD. :)

8:11 PM

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