Marble Statue Veiled Face

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Marble statue veiled face. Received safely from rome a beautiful statue of the blessed virgin mary in marble by strazza he wrote. It is a perfect gem of art. In his diary mullock praised his new acquisition. Antonio corradini 1688 1752 was a venetian rococo sculptor best known for his otherworldly veiled figures carved out of marble.

The face is veiled and the figure and features are all seen. The statue was transported to newfoundland in 1856 as recorded on december 4 in the diary of bishop john thomas mullock. The veiled lady a bust after the antique by monti 1875. 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.

That s the marvel of the veiled virgin a 19 th century sculpture by italian artist giovanni strazza. 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 face is veiled and the figure and features are all seen. To say that this representation surpasses in perfection of art any piece of sculpture we have ever seen conveys but weakly our impression.

Received safely from rome a beautiful statue of the blessed virgin mary in marble by strazza. At first glance you may think that this sculpture is actually covered with translucent fabric. For years the translucent marble veil of this masterpiece has mystified people who have set eyes on it. The effect is an illusion of course enabled by translucent marble and a sly composition.

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.