Saturday, September 24, 2011
I love the face, of course, and the decorations or her robes is fantastic, but I believe my favorite part of the piece is the way the hands are carved – palms facing outward, and, although carved in deep relief, they still remind me of early Byzantine paintings when perspective and depth were only beginning to be understood. (Uh-oh. I’m starting to gush. Sorry, but that happens when I really, really love something. You’ll just have to get over it.)
