Benici Veil Marble Art

Veiled christ is considered one of the world s most remarkable sculptures and legendarily thought to have been created by alchemy.

Benici veil marble art. Veiled women were a popular sculptural motif among benzoni and his peers in 19th century italy for a number of reasons. The veiled virgin is the name of a piece of marble sculpture created by giovanni strazza an italian sculptor. Frederick hart pan gargoyle cast marble sculptures hand signed maquette. The two artists met while working on chicago s the dinner party erteman stayed for 14 years.

It depicts the scene from the hebrew bible when a modest rebecca covers herself with a veil upon meeting her future husband isaac genesis 24 65. 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. Benzoni first executed the work in 1863 for robert winthe of london. Veiled figures carved out of marble by antonio corradini antonio corradini 1688 1752 was a venetian rococo sculptor.

As its name indicates this sculpture is a bust of the blessed virgin mary wearing a veil. Frederick hart veil of light lucite acrylic sold out sculpture 17k retail 1987. I was a young artist just starting to show my work. Cristo velato is a 1753 marble sculpture by giuseppe sanmartino exhibited in the cappella sansevero naples.

The veiled christ italian. The shroud although carved from the same marble slab as the statue is so transparent and thin you can make out the tiniest details in the sculpture such as the nail holes in his feet and hands his ribs a swollen vein in his forehead and his facial expression. Aug 25 2018 explore donna opal s board modesty and veiled figures on pinterest. The exact date of the statue s completion is unknown but it was probably in the early 1850s.

Benicia s art community felt like being part of a very supporting family erteman said. The veil gives the appearance of being translucent but in fact is carved of marble. In 1851 when the great exhibition opened in london the crystal palace was crammed with some 100 000 supposed examples of the white man s progress from machinery to art. Some claim that the shroud was created from alchemy.

One of the sculptures is an overt allegory a colossal man holding attributes of italian heritage from music to silk making to the visual arts. Arts benicia co founder ceramic artist kathy erteman came to town in 1980 because of keyes.