#veiled virgin

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The Veiled Virgin was created by Italian sculptor, Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875), in Rome during the 1850s.

The statue appears translucent but is made completely out of Carrara marble, a material derived from Tuscany and used frequently by Italian Renaissance artists and ancient Roman builders.

In 1856, the statue was transported to Newfoundland where it was received by Bishop John Thomas Mullock (27 September 1807 – 26 March 1869).

In his diary, he wrote:

"Received safely from Rome, a beautiful statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in marble, by Strazza. The face is veiled, and the figure and features are all seen. It is a perfect gem of art."

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The veiled virgin by Giovanni strazza!

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Мифология: Дева под покрывалом

Дева под покрывалом — статуя из каррарского мрамора, вырезанная в Риме итальянским скульптором Джованни Страцца (1818–1875), изображающая бюст Девы Марии под покрывалом. Точная дата завершения статуи неизвестна, но, вероятно, это было в начале 1850-х годов. Завеса кажется полупрозрачной, но вырезана из мрамора. Техника аналогична статуе Джузеппе Санмартино 1753 года «Скрытый Христос» в капелле Сансеверо в Неаполе. Статуя была перевезена в Ньюфаундленд в 1856 году, как записано 4 декабря в дневнике епископа Джона Томаса Маллока: «В целости и сохранности получена из Рима прекрасная мраморная статуя Пресвятой Девы Марии работы Стразцы. Лицо закрыто, а фигура и черты лица все видны. Это совершенная жемчужина искусства». Затем он хранился в Епископском дворце рядом с католическим собором в Сент-Джонсе до 1862 года, когда епископ Маллок подарил его матери Марии Магдалине О'Шонесси, настоятельнице Сретенского монастыря. С тех пор бюст остался под опекой Сестер Сретения на Соборной площади собора Святого Иоанна.

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“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” ~ Gustav Mahler [Veiled Vestal by Raffaelle Monti] 

• Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) was an Austrian composer and a master of the symphony, who thought "The symphony must be like the world; it must embrace everything"  Many find the helter-skelter rides through Mahler's music uniquely exhilarating. More: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/mahler/ 

• We can’t see through stone, but through tricks of light and polish, Raffaelo Monti created the illusion that we can. On his Veiled Lady, the top of the head and shoulders are polished smooth, to reflect light. But where the veil falls across the face, the marble is less polished. It reflects less light, suggesting the texture of fabric. Sculptures of veiled figures peaked in popularity during the 1700s in Italy, an opportunity for sculptors to show their technical mastery over marble. About a century later, Raffaelo Monti and other artists revived this technically demanding tradition. More: https://arthur.io/art/raffaele-monti

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The Veiled Virgin. Carrara marble statue by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875)

Peçeli Bakire. İtalyan heykeltıraş Giovanni Strazza'nın (1818-1875) Carrara mermer heykeli

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Exquisite 19th-Century Sculpture Cloaked in a “Translucent” Marble Veil