It is typical of a lot of classical sculpture, in that the overall composition and detail are superb. The fact remains that smack dab in the middle of this gorgeous tower of art are two inflatable boobs.
In fact, what I have also noticed is that many of these depictions of mythical women tend to not have a woman's form at all - their bodies are very muscular and have the shape of a young man's form, with a square torso, narrow hips and big hands. The only indicator that the character is female is the boobs, which look like they were glued on after the rest of the piece was finished.
These boobs are perfect and symmetrical, but they do not run smoothly from the top of her chest, nor billow down with any reference to the laws of gravity.
One hypothesis is that some artists were forbidden to see nude female models, so when they needed to depict boobs, they had nothing to go on, except for what they saw on clothed women.
Ah, Domenico, how I could have schooled you! Povero artista!
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