Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made an imposing portrait of his Chinese wife, Priscilla Chan. The picture has since gone viral on social media.
Zuckerberg, – a Jewish American himself, said it was in line with Roman tradition to make a giant statue of a wife. Priscilla’s 7ft statue currently stands in their Californian home garden.
“Bringing back the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife,” wrote Zuckerberg in the caption as he shared the images on Instagram on Tuesday (August 13).
In the photo, Zuckerberg’s 39-year-old wife, Priscilla, stands beside her massive turquoise statue.
The founder of Facebook said that he had commissioned world-renowned sculptor and artist Daniel Arsham for the sculpture.
“I’ve joked about making a sculpture of her for years, and when the opportunity to work with Arsham came up, I finally did it!” said Zuckerberg.
Mr. Zuckerberg is just a year older than Priscilla. They met in school at Harvard and later got married in 2012. Together they have three kids.
Global Netizens React
Here’s how netizens reacted to Zuckerberg’s viral photo
After Zuckerberg posted the video, it received more than 190,400 likes, and many people appreciated the Facebook founder for giving such a thoughtful gift to his wife.
“Husbands everywhere are shaking,” wrote one Instagram user. “Setting the bar high for all the husbands out there, markiepoo,” commented another.
“I was literally about to get the same thing for my wife. Now I have to pivot,” a social media user joked.
“I love this appreciation for your wife,” said another, while a netizen wrote, “Get yourself a man who makes sculptures of you.“
But making statues of a woman doesn’t come easy under the Roman tradition. The tradition known as “Pietas” is the making of sculptures of a wife to show the husband’s admiration and devotion to her for her “moral integrity, fertility, and loyalty to her husband and family.”
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