We just learned about the Cantoria bu Luca Della Robbia.
Another famous Renaissance sculpture is the bronze statue of Christ and St. Thomas, sculpted by Andrea del Verrocchio in 1483 in Florence.
These statues tell the story of Christ when the Apostle Thomas doubted that Jesus had risen from the dead, and said he would only believe if he saw him with his own eyes.
The statue shows Christ standing confident and strong, and Thomas looking very nervous and embarrassed.
When it was sculpted it was made to be seen only from the front side, so the back is not sculpted.
This helped make it easier to do, and also saved on using up bronze.
(from: wikipedia - christ and st. thomas (verrocchio))
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