Marble Statue Veiled Face

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.

Marble statue veiled face.

The effect is an illusion of course enabled by translucent marble and a sly composition. Also known as the bride this sculpture was created by the italian sculptor raphaelle monti who came to live and work in england 1850. At first glance you may think that this sculpture is actually covered with translucent fabric. The veiled lady a bust after the antique by monti 1875.

That s the marvel of the veiled virgin a 19 th century sculpture by italian artist giovanni strazza. It is a perfect gem of art its relocation was also enthusiastically documented by a local newspaper the newfoundlander. The face is veiled and the figure and features are all seen. In his diary mullock praised his new acquisition.

Received safely from rome a beautiful statue of the blessed virgin mary in marble by strazza. For years the translucent marble veil of this masterpiece has mystified people who have set eyes on it. 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 effect is an illusion of. Received safely from rome a beautiful statue of the blessed virgin mary in marble by strazza he wrote. Some stories claim sammartino covered his sculpture with a linen veil he managed to transform into marble by means of complex chemical alchemical processes. 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.

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