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Imagine being able to sculpt water out of solid stone. Giovanni Battista Lombardi did just that. (thelemmy.club)
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[-] artwork@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

Ineffably magnificent... of course... no words...

[-] Batmancer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

I can barely understand looking at it. I am dumbfounded switching back and forth between my perception and my knowledge of marble existing. It looks like water! I feel like I’m looking through transparent stone at the same time some how.

this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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