Was on a Wikipedia rabbit hole and found this art installation and I love the contrast of a sculpture of a modern dude in a suit holding a takeout coffee alongside ornate early English Gothic medieval sculptures.

Wikipedia - Salisbury Cathedral

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A modern painted sculpture of a man in a suit holding a takeout coffee cup installed alongside early English Gothic sculptures
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[–] 3 points 3 months ago

IIRC, there's evidence that many of the central statues on the cathedral were originally painted, but those installed later typically were not.

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