The Veiled Rebecca depicts the veiled bride of Isaac. Created by the Italian artist Giovanni Benzoni, it stands at a height of 167.0 cm with the statue and its round pedestal carved from a single block of marble without any joints.
Another closer view of the stunning work of art. How he managed to create the appearance of a transparent veil from marble is beyond my comprehension. I cannot even remove the reflection of the light 😦
Benzoni is believed to have made four copies of this sculpture, one of which is kept at the Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad. I am sure he was so stunned by his own creation that he wanted to make sure it was no fluke or magic! Apparently, the only difference between this and the other three is that in this one the right hand is lifting the veil while in the other it is the left hand.
Did you notice the fingers in this picture and the one above? In one it seems as it the fist is sort of clenched but in the other, the fingers seem to be unfurled. Quite magical don’t you think?
I could stare at it whole day long – the flowing robes, the posture, the poise, the grace, the fluidity of stone, the….
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The Story Club for this month is overdue. If anyone is interested, please suggest a story, otherwise I would like to propose ‘The Kabuliwala‘ by Rabindranath Tagore. I hope to post my review over the weekend. I would be happy if you join the discussion.
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Il Cristo velato è una scultura marmorea di Giuseppe Sanmartino, conservata nella cappella Sansevero di Napoli.
L’opera, realizzata nel 1753, è considerata uno dei maggiori capolavori scultorei mondiali, ed ebbe tra i suoi estimatori Antonio Canova che, avendo tentato – senza successo – di acquistare l’opera, si dichiarò disposto a dare dieci anni della propria vita pur di essere l’autore di un simile capolavoro.[1]
non sono riuscita ed inviarti l’immagine, cercala su internet e vedrai a chi si ispitrato il pur bravo Giovanni Benzoni
un bacio
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Wow! Thanks for the info Annalisa, I saw the image. It is indeed extraordinary and quite amazing!
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Wow – Dahlia, this is amazing. I had never seen a statue carved to look like there was a veil over it. And the fingers – they are so interesting and beautiful. You have a certain knack for noticing small things of interest and sharing your thoughts that amazes me. Thank you! 🙂
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Thanks so much Theresa – really appreciate your comment. For some strange reason all your comments were delivered to Spam. I just unearthed my treasure 🙂
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Thanks for sharing. Perhaps we can all share our favorite art pieces. I came across an interesting one last week of Marilyn Monroe – if you look closely, you can see the figures of people. If you look more closely, you will see that no two people have the same stance.
http://viningsgallery.com/featured-artists/craig-alan/marilyn-monroe.php
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Wow this is really cool Anna 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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Although it’s the same statue, with every image she looks a bit different. Is that for real or are my eyes playing a trick?
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Yes! Even I thought so – thank you for visiting and commenting 🙂
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Always.
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🙂
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Brilliant!!!…really amazing!..the flow of the folds on the sheer fabric looks very real
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Yes, quite unbelievable.
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Wow! that is a great work of art indeed.
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Yes it is! Thanks for visiting.
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Wowww… what a marvel!! Iam mesmerised by the transparent veil!!
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Hai na? Amazing work
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