"Virgin with Veil" is an amazing 19th-century work by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza. Notice the incredible detail on the veil making it appear transparent.
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🚨🚨Veiled Vestal🚨🚨 The Veiled Vestal is an 1847 sculpture by Rafaelle Monti. It was commissioned by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire during an 1846 trip to Naples. It is a representation of a Vestal Virgin, the priestesses of the Ancient Roman goddess Vesta. The subject was popular at this time due to the then recent discovery of the House of the Vestals in Pompeii. The depiction of translucent fabrics was popular at the time and Monti was requested to use the technique in this sculpture. Monti completed the sculpture in April 1847 and it was afterwards displayed at Cavendish's West London Chiswick House. The Veiled Vestal was moved to Chatsworth House, the seat of the Cavendish family, in 1999. In 2005 it appeared in Joe Wright's Pride and Prejudice film. The sculpture was featured prominently in a scene where the protagonist Elizabeth Bennet visits Pemberley, the house of Mr. Darcy. One critic noted that the sculpture was used as a representation of Elizabeth, with the flame representing her sexual desire and the veil her failure to see Darcy "for what he is". In 2019 the sculpture was transported to New York to feature in a 12-week exhibition of works from Chatsworth
@fasc1nate It’s wild how much they could do back then with so little
@fasc1nate Such a beautiful and meaningful sculpture
@fasc1nate The Veiled Virgin, masterly created out of Carrara marble, a material derived from Tuscany, by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza. The sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary with a veil draped over her face. She appears to be either peacefully praying or expressing grief. ca. 1850
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