Il Disinganno, aka The Release from Deception. Sculpted by Francesco Queirolo in the 18th century. It reportedly took him seven years to fabricate this marble net, which he crafted without a workshop,…More
Il Disinganno, aka The Release from Deception. Sculpted by Francesco Queirolo in the 18th century. It reportedly took him seven years to fabricate this marble net, which he crafted without a workshop, apprentice, or other forms of external assistance.
Ave Crux
An astounding achievement. Doesn't seem possible to chisel a fully-three-dimensional net from marble.
giveusthisday
I hope we can be released from deception; in 7 hours, not 7 years. So apt and so beautiful. Thank you.
DefendTruth
That's six years of awkward family gatherings. "So, Frankie, what are you working on these days?" "Still the net." "..."