Benicia Veil Marble Art

Rebecca an old testament biblical character is shown as a young bride with a demure and shy expression.

Benicia veil marble art.

Exclusive marble art and more 995 west 4th street g138 benson arizona 85602 phone. 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. The veil gives the appearance of being translucent but in fact is carved of marble the technique is similar to giuseppe sanmartino s 1753 statue veiled christ in the cappella sansevero in naples. All benicia artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30 day money back guarantee.

Received safely from rome a beautiful statue of the blessed virgin mary in. Mar 10 2013 explore oph3lia s board veiled sculptures on pinterest. The veiled virgin is the name of a piece of marble sculpture created by giovanni strazza an italian sculptor. Benicia s resident artists share their talents via an eclectic mix of media and styles including glass art prints sculpture ceramics photographs paintings and even hand screened wallpaper.

Choose your favorite benicia designs and purchase them as wall art home decor phone cases tote bags and more. The veiled virgin is particularly notable for its fine craftsmanship as strazza manages to transform the hard marble into something that reflects the softness and fineness of a real veil. See more ideas about sculptures veil sculpture art. 800 476 3356 520 826 0444 mon sat fax.

A formal thoroughness overlaps and even replaces the morphology of the female body. As its name indicates this sculpture is a bust of the blessed virgin mary wearing a veil. The veil reveals while concealing as it plays on the hairdo on the face while drapery creates an overlying form. The statue was transported to newfoundland in 1856 as recorded on december 4 in the diary of bishop john thomas mullock.

The sculpture by giovanni maria benzoni was acquired by salar jung i when he visited italy in 1876. Shop for benicia art from the world s greatest living artists. The veiled virgin is made out of carrara marble a material derived from tuscany and historically used by ancient roman builders and italian renaissance artists. The city is particularly known for its art glass studios where you can often see nationally acclaimed glass artists at work.

And now at 56 he wanted a certain young woman demurely and paradoxically hiding behind a veil of stone.