Sculpture of ghost

 The sculpture is that of a ghost. But the question is when and how do  the ghosts  model for the artist? :)

Well these sculptures are found in Vezio Castle in Italy.

One website says

You hear that the view of Lake Como from Castello di Vezio above Varenna (Italy) is amazing but when you get there, you wonder ‘what’s with all these ghostly figures?’. It isn’t hard to find out HOW they got there, but it’s harder to determine WHY! HOW? 

The ghosts are made with a help of tourists who offer to be put in position and then covered with gauze and plaster for about an hour until the it is dry. The sculptures then remain in the castle grounds until the snow comes and destroys them. 

WHY? The information I found online was somewhat confusing but one website cites a legend that the construction of the castle in early medieval times is linked to a will of the Lombard queen Teodolinda who spent the last years of her life in this area. it is said that her heart and soul are within the walls of the castle of Vezio and that on moonless nights her spirit wanders through the corridors of the castle.