I Want to Hold Your Hand

 

Pierre Julien (French, 1731-1804), Gladiateur mourant [Dying Gladiator]
reception piece for the Académie 1779

Marble, 60 x 48 x 42 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris

 

My mouth just drops when it comes to sculpture.  Examine that hand, will you? 

 When all the canvases are dry rotted and withered away, the sculpture will stand the test of time.

xo