The veiled virgin sculpture is celebrated for its realism as the figure appears to have a translucent shroud draped over her face.
Translucent marble sculpture.
Sculpture is among the oldest of the arts.
Here we discuss the history of the veiled virgin a 19th century work by italian sculptor giovanni strazza.
Even before painting cave walls early humans fashioned shapes from stone.
Preference to the cheaper and less translucent limestone is based largely on the fineness of marble s grain which enables the sculptor to render.
Due to these characteristics early sculptors opted to carve from marbles instead.
Furthermore marbles have a translucent surface that closely resembles the texture of human skin.
Since then sculptors have.
Probably the most popular material used in sculpture marble s translucency and durability has made it the medium of choice for all the greatest sculptors including greek artists like phidias myron polykleitos and praxiteles as well as their successors donatello.
Marble sculpture is the art of creating three dimensional forms from marble.
See pergamene school of greek sculpture.
Some of the earliest marble sculptures date back in the 1 st century bc.
Take a closer look and you ll realize that the veil isn t textile but rather marble that s the marvel of the veiled virgin a 19 th century sculpture by italian artist giovanni strazza for years the translucent marble veil of this masterpiece has mystified people who have set eyes on it.
At first glance you may think that this sculpture is actually covered with translucent fabric.