saintjoan:When we un-packed it, the Paris curator was embarrassed to discover lipstick marks on its
saintjoan:When we un-packed it, the Paris curator was embarrassed to discover lipstick marks on its cheek: someone in the Louvre had played at being Pygmalion—or Hadrian—and kissed it.And who could blame them? Up on a pedestal, center stage, the effect of its beauty was jaw-dropping. -- source link
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