The Merman Of Duomo.

This fantastic yard sale find led me to a history lesson! I was not content just to have this picture, I wanted the back story. After typing in "screaming choking gargoyle fish man statue" and having no luck, my Dad had an idea. He took the photo out of the frame and the location of this guy was written right on the back! "Mermen Cathedral Of Santa Maria, Milan". Dad was so right in thinking Italy! So I decided to take this new found info and get more facts!
  I found the photo at this link! http://www.swide.com/art-culture/history/milan-duomo-puts-gargoyles-up-for-adoption/2012/11/30
  Apparently, he is a Merman! Very fascinating, wouldn't you say?
  According to Wikipedia, this cathedral has a lot of names, Most commonly, Milan Cathedral, aka, Duomo Di Milano, in Italian. The Duomo has many fascinating facts, which I found here at this site. https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/milan/milan-duomo-facts I will put some of the notable ones that caught my eye, here.
   There are 3,400 statues, 135 gargoyles and 700 figures!
  It is the 5th largest Christian church in the world!
 Construction started in the year 1386. Could you imagine this? They really knew how to make things beautiful, such an amazing, lovely, yet scary structure. Kind of like the building definition of God!
  Lovely
  Magniftcent
   Powerful
  Scary.
    The builders were definitely thinking of God when they made this church. That is a lot of church right there!
  One day, I'd like to see this Duomo in the flesh. But for now, I will hang up my anguished merman and figure out what to name him.
   Lots of thanks to Mom's friend Rhiannon for donating my merman to the yard sale!!

Art by DD12.

   Well, my talented sister is at it again!! Here is a picture she drew last night. Spider Man/Peter Parker. I think it is just fantastic!! She just gets better and better and I am very proud of my best friend!! Check out the detail on this!! :) That eye is looking pretty real to me! Bravo, my sister, TRES MAGNIFIQUE!!! :)