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A similar contrapposto stance, twisted upper torso, and a long contour-hugging veil characterize the sculpture. [15] In the mid-19th century, there was a resurgence in popularity of the veiled woman motif after the example of Corradini partially due to the image of a veiled woman becoming an allegory for Italian unification. [16]
The Veiled Virgin is a Carrara marble statue carved in Rome by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875) [2] depicting the bust of a veiled Virgin Mary. [3] The exact date of the statue's completion is unknown, but it was probably in the early 1850s. [4] The veil gives the appearance of being translucent, but is carved of marble.
Presently, location of five sculptures are identified - High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, listed in the catalog as The Veiled Rebekah and dated 1864, [2] Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts Dated c. 1866, [3] Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan (This smaller version (113 cm tall) is listed in the catalog as The Veiled ...
The sculpture made Monti famous in his field. After joining the failed 1848 revolutions against Austrian rule, he moved to London where he became known for creating works similar to the Veiled Vestal. Monti used the "veiled virgin" motif in many sculptures and helped to inspire a "cottage industry" for this type of figure. [3]
Modesty or Chastity (Italian: La Pudicizia) or Veiled Truth by Antonio Corradini is a sculpture completed in 1752 during the Rococo period. Corradini was commissioned by Raimondo di Sangro to sculpt a memorial for his mother in the Cappella Sansevero in Naples , where the marble sculpture still remains.
The Veiled Nun is a marble bust depicting a female figure, sculpted by an unidentified Italian workshop c. 1863. Despite its name, the woman depicted is not a nun.. The bust was popular with visitors to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., from 1874 until the museum closed in 2014.
The towering nude female sculpture, it is showcased on the East Coast for the first time, debuted at Burning Man in 2015.on Tuesday November 14, 2023. Cochrane, an American sculptor, debuted “R ...
"La Donna Velata" (The Veiled Woman) 1854 Metropolitan Museum of Art; Proscenium Arch 1858 Royal Opera House "Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry 1858 Market Place, Durham. [5] "Veiled Lady" (bust) 1860 Minneapolis Institute of Arts "The Sleep of Sorrow and the Dream of Joy" 1861 Victoria and Albert Museum