Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 72

           "Whatdoesitlooklike?"LangdonwasstartingtowonderiftheIlluminaticouldreallyhavebeengutsyenoughtopositiontheirsecondmarkerrightoutsideSt.Peter’sChurch.

           "Ipatrolpastiteveryday,"theguardsaid."It’sinthecenter,directlywherethatlineispointing.That’swhatmademethinkofit.AsIsaid,it’snotreallyasculpture.It’smoreofa…block."

           Olivettilookedmad."Ablock?"

           "Yes,sir.Amarbleblockembeddedinthesquare.Atthebaseofthemonolith.Buttheblockisnotarectangle.It’sanellipse.Andtheblockiscarvedwiththeimageofabillowinggustofwind."Hepaused."Air,Isuppose,ifyouwantedtogetscientificaboutit."

           Langdonstaredattheyoungsoldierinamazement."Arelief!"heexclaimedsuddenly.

           Everyonelookedathim.

           "Relief,"Langdonsaid,"istheotherhalfofsculpture!"Sculptureistheartofshapingfiguresintheroundandalsoinrelief.Hehadwrittenthedefinitiononchalkboardsforyears.Reliefswereessentiallytwo-dimensionalsculptures,likeAbrahamLincoln’sprofileonthepenny.Bernini’sChigiChapelmedallionswereanotherperfectexample.

           "Bassorelievo?"theguardasked,usingtheItalianartterm.

           "Yes!Bas-relief!"Langdonrappedhisknucklesonthehood."Iwasn’tthinkinginthoseterms!Thattileyou’retalkingaboutinSt.Peter’sSquareiscalledtheWestPonente—theWestWind.It’salsoknownasRespirodiDio."

           "BreathofGod?"

           "Yes!Air!Anditwascarvedandputtherebytheoriginalarchitect!"

           Vittorialookedconfused."ButIthoughtMichelangelodesignedSt.Peter’s

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