Marble Statue Veiled Face

To say that this representation surpasses in perfection of art any piece of sculpture we have ever seen conveys but weakly our impression.

Marble statue veiled face.

The effect is an illusion of. It is a perfect gem of art. Received safely from rome a beautiful statue of the blessed virgin mary in marble by strazza. The face is veiled and the figure and features are all seen.

The face is veiled and the figure and features are all seen. Received safely from rome a beautiful statue of the blessed virgin mary in marble by strazza he wrote. Veiled figures usually carved from marble and suggesting a face or body partly obscured behind fabric had first become popular a hundred years earlier in the 1700s. The veiled lady a bust after the antique by monti 1875.

It is a perfect gem of art its relocation was also enthusiastically documented by a local newspaper the newfoundlander. At first glance you may think that this sculpture is actually covered with translucent fabric. A veiled vestal virgin raffaelle monti 1818 1881 marble 1846 1847 all visits to chatsworth must be pre booked as part of our coronavirus safety measures protecting visitors and staff. The statue was transported to newfoundland in 1856 as recorded on december 4 in the diary of bishop john thomas mullock.

The effect is an illusion of course enabled by translucent marble and a sly composition. That s the marvel of the veiled virgin a 19 th century sculpture by italian artist giovanni strazza. Some stories claim sammartino covered his sculpture with a linen veil he managed to transform into marble by means of complex chemical alchemical processes. Take a closer look and you ll realize that the veil isn t textile but rather marble.

Also known as the bride this sculpture was created by the italian sculptor raphaelle monti who came to live and work in england 1850. Antonio corradini 1688 1752 was a venetian rococo sculptor best known for his otherworldly veiled figures carved out of marble.