Veiled Lady Marble Sculpture

On october 12 1846 william spencer cavendish dropped by the studio of raffaelle monti in milan italy to inquire about a lady.

Veiled lady marble sculpture. Sculptures of veiled figures peaked in popularity. The gibbes museum of art public domain right. The veiled virgin is made out of carrara marble. On his veiled lady the top of the head and shoulders are polished smooth to reflect light.

The passion and politics behind mia s marble masterpiece june 10 2020. The veiled lady a bust after the antique by monti 1875. The veiled lady at mia carved by raffaelle monti around 1860. At first glance you may think that this sculpture is actually covered with translucent fabric.

It reflects less light suggesting the texture of fabric. Cavendish was the 6th duke of. But where the veil falls across the face the marble is less polished. Pietro rossi veiled lady 1882 photo.

The veiled virgin is a carrara marble statue carved in rome by italian sculptor giovanni strazza 1818 1875 depicting the bust of a veiled virgin mary the exact date of the statue s completion is unknown but it was probably in the early 1850s. Citation needed the veil gives the appearance of being translucent but in fact is carved of marble the technique is similar to giuseppe. Take a closer look and you ll realize that the veil isn t textile but rather marble that s the marvel of the veiled virgin a 19 th century sculpture by italian artist giovanni strazza for years the translucent marble veil of this masterpiece has mystified people who have set eyes on it. We can t see through stone but through tricks of light and polish raffaelo monti created the illusion that we can.