Marble Sculpture Woman

Throughout art history sculptors have experimented with an eclectic range of mediums.

Marble sculpture woman.

As a sculpting material marble has long been cherished as a medium from which to carve realistic human figures as the surface translucency that marble is comparable that of human skin. Although the point isn t emphasized by the gallery all the contributing artists are women. Secondly a veiled woman had become an allegory for italian unification. The veiled lady a bust after the antique by monti 1875.

A new exhibition at postmasters in new york titled this is sculpture is exploring the many manifestations of sculpture as it exists in the contemporary art landscape. Also known as the bride this sculpture was created by the italian sculptor raphaelle monti who came to live and work in england 1850. For the duke the veiled virgin was one sculpture in a vast collection of white marble that he had been building for 30 years. But for monti it was a game changer.

Statue of liberty sculpture marble 16 high 240 90. The veiled rebecca or the veiled rebekah is a marble sculpture created by the italian neoclassical sculptor giovanni maria benzoni. 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. Prevalent in ancient and contemporary art alike marble artworks have a prominent place in many major art movements and are among some of the most famous sculptures in the world.

Antique hand carved marble statue of baby ca 1860s. Apollo diana bust sculpture set 13 high 374 00 diana bust marble statue 21 5. Benzoni first executed the work in 1863 for. Italian marble bust sculpture beautiful young woman wearing cap.

Citation needed the veil gives the appearance of being translucent but in fact is carved of marble the technique is similar to giuseppe. In 1875 the duke gave copeland permission. And now at 56 he wanted a certain young woman demurely and paradoxically hiding behind a veil of stone. 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 three dimensional art form has certainly come a long way since the marble busts and butts of yore. Marbles sculptures are among the most easily recognized sculptures in the world. Veiled figures usually carved from marble and suggesting a face or body partly obscured behind fabric had first become popular a hundred years earlier in the 1700s.