"Something which is profoundly beautiful on a human level has the capacity to transport beyond daily experience."
Curator Luke Syson on Antonio Rossellino's sculptural relief "Madonna and Child with Angels."
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"Something which is profoundly beautiful on a human level has the capacity to transport beyond daily experience."
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Antonio Rossellino
ca. 1455–60