Nick Routledge@nick_routledge
St. Helena, Empress. Pietra serena (dark grey sandstone) by Desiderio da Settignano (attr.) c. 1460-64
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Exquisite relief figure in profile crowned with both diadem and halo.
Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 26 Nov 2021
Young Woman. Sandstone. Possibly carved by Desiderio da Settignano c. 1424-1470. Ranked as one of the finest stone carvers of all time, Desiderio made popular a new type of extraordinary low relief, lending religious imagery an unprecedented sense of delicacy and tenderness.
