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James Lucas

@JamesLucasIT

Jul 18, 2024 • 20 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X

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The art of making marble look transparent 🧵

1. The Veiled Virgin by Giovanni Strazza

2. The Veiled Lady by Raffaele Monti

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3. The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino

4. Modesty by Antonio Corradini

5. Undine rising from the waters by Chauncey Bradley Ives

6. The West Wind by Thomas Ridgeway Gould

7. Queen Isabel II By Camillo Torreggiani

8. The Veiled Lady by Giovanni Battista Lombardi

9. The Veiled Vestal by Raffaele Monti

10. Veiled Lady by Antonio Corradini

11. The Veiled Rebecca by Giovanni Maria Benzoni

12. The Sleep of Sorrow and the Dream of Joy by Raffaele Monti

13. The Vestal Virgin Tuccia by Antonio Corradini

14. Veiled Woman by Raffaele Monti

15. Faith by Innocenzo Spinazzi

16. The Bride by Raffaele Monti

17. Veiled Son by Jago (contemporary artist)

18. Sisters of Charity by Raffaelle Monti

19. White Soul by Livio Scarpella (contemporary artist)

20. Bust of a Veiled Woman by Raffaele Monti

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