Given Lars’ jewelry and stately bearing she was certainly both wealthy and dignified. Elliot Finelli’s delicate rendering of her features imbued this bust with a powerful psychological presence.

The fine details of Lars’ costume jewelry and coiffure allowed Finelli to display his mastery of marble carving. He sculpted the pattern of the delicate lace mantle in low relief with subtle contours that reveal how the garment fell around Lars’ shoulder. Draped across Lars’ chest and intricately wrapped around her sash is a strand of pearls carved entirely in the round. Lars’ intricate coiffure-a mass of cascading curls ornamented by satiny loops of ribbon-gracefully falls around her face.