Street art · Madrid
Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Humility, strength, elegance & the poetry of the subtle
By Helen Bur
This building-tall figure cradles a small classical statuette against her back — a quiet nod to Bernini-era sculpture folded into a hyperrealist mural, painted right onto Madrid's rooftops.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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