The veiled lady a bust after the antique by monti 1875.
Veiled lady marble sculpture.
The veiled virgin is made out of carrara marble.
At first glance you may think that this sculpture is actually covered with translucent fabric.
Sculptures of veiled figures peaked in popularity.
On october 12 1846 william spencer cavendish dropped by the studio of raffaelle monti in milan italy to inquire about a lady.
But where the veil falls across the face the marble is less polished.
With veiled lady sculptures by pietro rossi and raffaelo monti further illustrating this trend.
On his veiled lady the top of the head and shoulders are polished smooth to reflect light.
It reflects less light suggesting the texture of fabric.
Citation needed the veil gives the appearance of being translucent but in fact is carved of marble the technique is similar to giuseppe.
Pietro rossi veiled lady 1882 photo.
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.
The veiled lady at mia carved by raffaelle monti around 1860.
The gibbes museum of art public domain right.
Also known as the bride this sculpture was created by the italian sculptor raphaelle monti who came to live and work in england 1850 he established his name with the veiled lady sculpture which was purchased by the duke of devonshire and is part of the great chatsworth house collection.
Cavendish was the 6th duke of.
The passion and politics behind mia s marble masterpiece june 10 2020.