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For the Love of God is a statue carved by artiste Damien Hirst in 2007. It includes a platinum eagle throw of a human skull encrusted along with 8,601 flawless diamonds, including a pear-shaped red diamond found in the forehead. Priced at £14 zillion to produce, the work went on show in the Whitened Dice gallery working in London in an exhibition past belief with a selling price associated with £50 million. This would have been the greatest cost ever taken care of a single work with a residing designer.

A person’s skull utilized since the base for the function, bought inside a store in Islington, is regarded as those of the Western residing between 1720 and 1810. The work's name was supposedly inspired through Hirst's mom, that as soon as asked, “For the love of Lord, what exactly are you going to perform next?”

8,601 perfect pavé-laid diamonds, hitting the scales complete 1,106.18 carats (221.24 g), over a platinum eagle throw, cover the whole from the skull, with the exception of the original tooth of the head. At the centre of the temple is a pear-shaped red diamond, the focal point of the work. All diamonds used for the job tend to be considered morally sourced.

Hirst mentioned the concept for that work originated from the Aztec aqua blue head at the British Museum.

Artist Steve LeKay, a friend associated with Hirst's in the early 1990s, said the work is based on a skull covered with deposits which LeKay experienced made in Michael went bonkers. LeKay said, "When We noticed he or she was doing it, I experienced such as I was being smacked within the stomach.

On 1st June 2007, for that Adore associated with Lord continued display within a lit cup situation inside a dim room on top ground of the White Cube gallery in Street James's, London along with heavy security. It had been documented on 11 June 07 how the vocalist George Erina and his partner Kenny Goss had been interested in purchasing the piece for approximately £50 million.

November-December 2008, Hirst exhibited the Diamond Head in the historical Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Holland amidst public debate. The actual head had been exhibited next to a good exhibition of art from the collection of the art gallery that were chosen and curated by Hirst. Based on Wim Pijbes, the art gallery director, presently there wasn't controversy nevertheless to exhibit the skull within the historical art gallery one of the panel members. He explained that the exhibition "will attract people--and give a brand new aspect towards the image of the Rijksmuseum as well. This increases the picture. Of course, we perform that old Masters but we're not a 'yesterday institution'. It is for the time being. And Damien Hirst exhibits this particular in an exceedingly powerful way." A Belgian journalist in reaction said how the installing of diamonds head at the Rijks was "an intententionally very controversial project".

The diamond encrusted head, for that Love of God will be presented from Palazzo Vecchio in Florencia through 26th November This year to at least one Might 2011. For the Love associated with God will be shown within the Camera associated with Duca Cosimo, that site visitors will reach by passing through the Studiolo associated with Francesco I de’ Medici, generally only readable by earlier arrangement.