For the Love of God ! Damien Hirst ..

While I was in Amsterdam, the Rijksmuseum was actually under renovation and only the west wing was opened. In the West Wing, the "best hits" of the museum were displayed such as the works by Vaneer and the Night Watch by Rembrandt.



But also on display, was this kick-ass diamond skull by Damien Hirst. Diamonds surrounding the entire skull, over and under. The platinum skull was molded from an actual skull and only the teeth of the skull is not coated by diamonds. It was named "For the Love of God", as it was what Damien's mum first uttered when she heard about what he was going to do.

From the museum website,
"'For the Love of God' is a platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with 8,601 flawless diamonds. Set on the forehead is a large, pear-shaped light fancy pink diamond, called the Skull Star Diamond. The teeth are from the original skull. It was hailed worldwide and generated enormous publicity when first unveiled in 2007 at London’s White Cube."