The Marble Faun Chapter XLVI - A Walk on the Campagna

In which a contemplative sculptor wanders along the ancient Appian Way and across the Roman Campagna, where nature and history entwine amid time-worn tombs and forgotten ruins, and discovers a delicate marble statue partially buried in the earth. In the gentle warmth of an Italian February, the artist muses on the statue’s beauty and his own more tender preoccupations, whilst a playful buffalo-calf and passing peasants add a touch of living presence to the solemn scene.