Sometime back I jabbered on about how smashing I think sculptors are since they make rock look soft–sometimes fabrics, sometimes flesh. Here’s another fabulous example and one that puts Florence on the “Places I Must Visit” list.

The statue is called “The Rape of the Sabine” by Giambologna. It’s huge but the photo below only shows a detail portion of it. Albeit, one that REALLY illustrates the skill of the sculptor. I especially like this piece because it’s a ’scene’ from the pre-history/mythology of the Roman Empire. And you know how much I love that Classical History stuff, gentle reader. If you’d like to learn more about the story the statue represents then click here.

Good stuff!

The photo detail is from mirsuri’s photostream on Flickr.com.