Very few artists in history have mastered the art of carving translucent veils from solid stone.
These are the 10 greatest examples ever sculpted 🧵
1. The Sleep of Sorrow and the Dream of Joy - Raffaele Monti (1861)
2. Veiled Christ - Giuseppe Sanmartino (1753)
3. Modesty - Antonio Corradini (1752)
4. Veiled Bust of Queen Isabel II - Camillo Torreggiani (1855)
5. The Veiled Vestal - Raffaele Monti (1847)
6. The Veiled Rebecca - Giovanni Maria Benzoni (1863)
7. The Veiled Virgin - Giovanni Strazza (1850s)
8. The Veiled Woman - Antonio Corradini (c.1722)
9. The Veiled Lady - Pietro Rossi (1882)
10. Undine Rising From the Waters - Chauncey Bradley Ives (1880)
Which are more difficult - veils or nets?
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