tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post2004035533451075412..comments2024-03-29T14:02:29.067+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: PietàSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-24856447452943433442013-01-04T01:41:42.989+00:002013-01-04T01:41:42.989+00:00it is quite beautiful, more so for its wear. i saw...it is quite beautiful, more so for its wear. i saw the real thing when i was 14, and all i could do was stare, hushed, for a long time. this one evokes that somehow, i think it is the shape of jesus's body, and the way mary's love cradles him. and that blue. that perfect faded blue. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-38410049561350117252013-01-04T00:56:10.310+00:002013-01-04T00:56:10.310+00:00I'm with you. I love it. The blue is perfect, ...I'm with you. I love it. The blue is perfect, as are the pockmarks. And I, too, have seen the real thing in Rome. This will be a close second, particularly on your bathroom sill!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16246567922179223392013-01-03T22:50:39.906+00:002013-01-03T22:50:39.906+00:00Every time I see the Pieta, I hear the same song i...Every time I see the Pieta, I hear the same song in my head: Hush little baby, don't say a word...Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108038613426722566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-87988316715738270062013-01-03T22:35:44.690+00:002013-01-03T22:35:44.690+00:00Love this. Yes, it's tacky. And yes it will ...Love this. Yes, it's tacky. And yes it will be fabulous on the bathroom windowsill. (Sorry, Dave!)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934338572672028885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-48748399076885243672013-01-03T18:04:14.379+00:002013-01-03T18:04:14.379+00:00Although I am not a lover of religious statuary, I...Although I am not a lover of religious statuary, I can certainly see the appeal of this little piece. It has a certain charm. I am assuming it's little since you will be tucking into your suitcase! I've seen the original too and it's a strikingly beautiful piece.<br /><br />I love the muted colors.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875008154587045790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-81278516235284537912013-01-03T17:59:12.644+00:002013-01-03T17:59:12.644+00:00a mother grieving over the death of her son. matt...a mother grieving over the death of her son. matters not how old the child. it would be a powerful piece even without the religious significance.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-12268116775451125872013-01-03T16:17:46.561+00:002013-01-03T16:17:46.561+00:00Stephen Hayes did a post on the Pieta sculpture - ...Stephen Hayes did a post on the Pieta sculpture - about the "trick" the sculpture played with it. Pretty cool. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-5591698897503422042013-01-03T16:00:16.455+00:002013-01-03T16:00:16.455+00:00Ooh, I would have snapped that up. I love religiou...Ooh, I would have snapped that up. I love religious statuary. And I'm an atheist. Go figure.rockygracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457010488015617811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-38542580069052391802013-01-03T15:18:32.885+00:002013-01-03T15:18:32.885+00:00I would have bought it right that second. I am SO ...I would have bought it right that second. I am SO anti-religious but things like that just make me go weak with wanting. I have no idea why. But they do. So I completely understand. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com