The mighty lion carving at Santa Maria Novella in Florence is cut from a piece of stone so that it holds up a twisted column in the interior courtyard of the church.

Final shot of an insignificant artwork (that some talented male artist in Florence once created on a commission, using his trained and innate skills; tempus fugit and so does recognition for 95% of us regular humans. We each have our brief moment on the stage and then poof! we are gone [Thanks for the quote to Shakespeare] ). Remember to live in the moment.  The wisest words probably ever spoken.

Ciao, bella! It was lovely to know you, however briefly. Knowing you enriched my life and I am grateful.

There is so much art in Italy and Florence in particular that relief sculpture like this one goes unnoticed.  It is nothing special. It was at eye level when I walked out of the Boboli Gardens and I just felt like playing around with the image.  I was in a photography frame of mind and wanted to stay out in the winter sunshine as long as possible.