catboyjinling:saintjoan: When we un-packed it, the Paris curator was embarrassed to discover lipstic
catboyjinling: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. same energy -- source link