It reflects less light suggesting the texture of fabric.
Veiled lady marble sculpture.
On his veiled lady the top of the head and shoulders are polished smooth to reflect light.
The veiled virgin is made out of carrara marble.
On october 12 1846 william spencer cavendish dropped by the studio of raffaelle monti in milan italy to inquire about a lady.
Citation needed the veil gives the appearance of being translucent but in fact is carved of marble the technique is similar to giuseppe.
Cavendish was the 6th duke of.
The passion and politics behind mia s marble masterpiece june 10 2020.
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.
The veiled lady at mia carved by raffaelle monti around 1860.
The gibbes museum of art public domain right.
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.
Pietro rossi veiled lady 1882 photo.
At first glance you may think that this sculpture is actually covered with translucent fabric.
But where the veil falls across the face the marble is less polished.
Sculptures of veiled figures peaked in popularity.
Secrets of the veiled lady.
With veiled lady sculptures by pietro rossi and raffaelo monti further illustrating this trend.