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For the Love of God

For the Love of God

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Damien HirstMore info

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Movement
Conceptual Art, Contemporary Art
Medium
Sculpture
Genre
Conceptual
Dimensions
17.1 × 12.7 × 19.1 cm

About the Artwork

Damien Hirst's For the Love of God is a provocative and undeniably opulent memento mori. At its core lies a platinum cast of an 18th-century human skull, meticulously adorned with a staggering 8,601 flawless diamonds. The centrepiece is the Skull Star Diamond, a pear-shaped pink diamond set in the forehead. Even the teeth are real, purchased by Hirst in London. The diamonds alone cost approximately 15 million pounds.

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