How real is too real? Pedro de Mena's sculptures (corrected)

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Pedro de Mena, Ecce Homo and Mater Dolorosa, c.1674–85, partial-gilt polychrome wood, probably from Málaga, Spain, Ecce Homo: 62.9 x 45.1 x 46.7 cm, Mater Dolorosa: 63 x 58.7 x 38.1 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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