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Nude in a Hammock in White Carrara marble by Antonio Frilli. How on earth does the physics work here with all that weight in the middle!
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I mean, isn't it basically a bench?
Sorta yeah. Just with three supporting legs.
Both ends which make it look like the poles at the end are supporting the center but they're only part, most of the support is an optical illusion that makes the blanket or hammock fabric look visually thinner if you look diagonally across you'll see the fabric is actually much thicker than it looks from either side. The third leg is her arm which acts a a minor support by actually touching the base.
https://historyvisit.one/sweet-dreams-1892-sculptor-antonio-frilli/
Picture 2 shows the ends diagonally, you'll see they're actually fairly thick pyramids-ish triangular shapes.
Pictures 3, 5 and 6 show her arm touching the base.