As its name indicates this sculpture is a bust of the blessed virgin mary wearing a veil.
Madonna marble veil.
If the phrase green shade occurs five times there must be something in it.
The bust of the virgin mary draped in a thin veil is remarkable for various reasons.
The veiled virgin is the name of a piece of marble sculpture created by giovanni strazza an italian sculptor.
Received safely from rome a beautiful statue of the blessed virgin mary in marble by strazza.
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 exact date of the statue s completion is unknown but it was probably in the early 1850s.
Vanilla bonded a contrivance aiming to stir emotions maybe not especially deep.
The veil gives the appearance of being translucent but in fact is carved of marble.
The soul of italy a secular madonna.
The face is veiled and the figure and features are all seen.
At first glance you may think that this sculpture is actually covered with translucent fabric.
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.