Crystal

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@_TruthZone_ Someone see if her and that one old lady had the same meds? Just a thought

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@Constitutioncru @reikiuniverse Lol did you get shocked?

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

That quote isn't Aristotle. All the misquotes on here is ridiculous.

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

The truest form of freedom is having a sovereign mind

[Moral Philosophy @ML_Philosophy]

"There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."

— Aristotle

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@_itzsammy I think more then that just a guess.

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

https://t.co/J6XbQgLJzG

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@mmmicsynccc @OutlawsPoetic @grok @grok if the split in the ballots for voting were leveled out and there were actually options would that help society to where we wouldnt fight each other so much?

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@grok @mmmicsynccc @OutlawsPoetic I called it a crisis I promise

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@grok @mmmicsynccc @OutlawsPoetic 🤕😳🤢🥶🥶🥶

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@Cioparella @vanmutoka1 In the forest, there is neither good nor evil; only the strong or the weak. A sheep’s virtue does not change the wolf’s mind…
— Machiavelli

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@vanmutoka1 🤣 the look that statue is making

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@AaronPogue @paleoludic That was so beautifully said

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

What the veil means and how it's been represented in art so beautifully time and time again

[Andy @andreas_nigbur]

That veil is solid marble. You can see her face right through it. How do you carve something that looks this thin out of stone.

The sculpture is titled "The Veiled Lady" (also known as the "Veiled Vestal") and was created around 1860 by the Italian sculptor Raffaele Monti.

The narrative tells us about this:
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The fascinating secret behind this work is that no gossamer-thin veil was placed over a finished face; rather, the entire bust was carved from a single, solid block of Carrara marble, with the translucent effect relying on a masterful optical illusion.
https://t.co/EOrRZERdv8

The sculptor Raffaele Monti, who hailed from Milan, created this bust around 1860.

How is the illusion of translucent stone achieved?
Since marble is an opaque material, Monti employed a combination of sculptural technique, the physics of light, and the psychology of perception:
https://t.co/CBr0DCGXaq

Strategic shaping of the surface. The artist did not complete the face first and then drape a veil over it. Instead, he carved two layers simultaneously directly into the stone’s surface. Where the fabric rests against the skin—such as on the bridge of the nose, the cheeks, or the forehead—he sculpted the facial features in relief. In the spaces between, he carved sharp, raised ridges that appear as the folds of a delicate fabric.

Varying degrees of polish for light effects. Monti treated the marble’s surface differently depending on the area. While the hair, the floral wreath, and the shoulders were polished smooth to strongly reflect light, he left the marble in the area of ​​the veil covering the face with a rougher, matte finish. Due to the fine crystalline structure of Carrara marble, light penetrates a few millimeters deep and becomes scattered, creating a soft, shimmering effect.

The Marble Veil Nobody Has Been Able to Explain
Giovanni Strazza, The Veiled Virgin, c. 1850s
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https://t.co/420hfCRjSe

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@Universalglitsh One from the same star

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

Really tho

[Kitaplardan Alıntılar @sivriikalemler]

"Öğrendim ki zalim olan zayıflardır ve nezaket ancak güçlülerden beklenmelidir."

-- Lee Rosten

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@yajnshri Kitten dad obviously

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

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[VAN MUTOKA @vanmutoka1]

«Ne surveillez pas les autres, ne reproduisez pas leurs erreurs, ne dévoilez pas leurs secrets et ne les espionnez pas. Concentrez-vous sur vous-même et corrigez vos propres défauts.»

Aristote

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@SamaHoole For some reason I think they have been misunderstood for far to long. Reminds me of camels. They are so beautifully brilliant but are so unappreciated

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@MsKerolynC This so so wrong

[Crystal @Crystal4281986]

@avuntusaati Sounds like people who refuse to break the cycle.