Madonna With Body Of Jesus Marble Veil

The statue was commissioned for the french cardinal jean de bilhères who was a representative in rome the sculpture in carrara marble was made for the.

Madonna with body of jesus marble veil.

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. 27 51 for generations only the high priest had been permitted to pass through the veil and enter the symbolic presence of god. The aura of mystery that surrounds the prince of sansevero and the liquid transparency of the shroud continue to fuel it. The virgin traditionally wears a blue cloak and veil the colour symbolic of heaven and a reminder that mary is the queen of heaven.

Saw this on sammatha brown so maybe there is a reclining modonna too. Citation needed the veil gives the appearance of being translucent but in fact is carved of marble the technique is similar to giuseppe. The folds in the madonna s veil seem made of muslin rather than marble. When art historian giorgio vasari saw the statue in 1550 he wrote in his book about the lives of artists.

The virgin suckling the infant christ the virgo lactans or maria lactans is the most ancient type of virgin and child. See more ideas about sculptures veil sculpture art. But he spake of the temple of his body john 2 19 21 at jesus death the veil in the temple s most sacred chamber the holy of holies was rent in twain from the top to the bottom matt. We ll be there on september 19 to see.

Peter s basilica vatican city it is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist. I to think that sansevero is what you are looking for. The madonna breast feeds jesus. Sanmartino paid little heed to the previous scale model made by the venetian sculptor.

Mar 10 2013 explore oph3lia s board veiled sculptures on pinterest. The legend of the veil is slow to die however. Both in modesty and in the veiled christ the original stylistic message is in the veil but sanmartino s late baroque feeling and sentiment permeate the shroud with a movement and a meaning far removed from corradini s rules the modern sensitivity of the artist sculpts and divests the lifeless body of. 1498 1499 is a work of renaissance sculpture by michelangelo buonarroti housed in st.