Nestled in the Gabriel-Pierné Square in Paris, there is the Carolina statue created by Marcello Tommasi.  This is a bronze statue, created in 1968, showing in detail a naked young girl. As you look at her, you may feel that she is stood rather awkwardly, her right arm turned at a difficult angle, her developing hips pushed slightly too far to one side and her face struck in an expression of distinct determination. You may also feel slightly unnerved that this statue, which is looking directly ahead, is clearly an early teenage girl and is showing her developing body so brazenly. Tommasi was an Italian painter and sculptor who died in…