Throughout art history sculptors have experimented with an eclectic range of mediums.
Marble sculpture woman.
Benzoni first executed the work in 1863 for.
For the duke the veiled virgin was one sculpture in a vast collection of white marble that he had been building for 30 years.
And now at 56 he wanted a certain young woman demurely and paradoxically hiding behind a veil of stone.
While cast bronze carved wood and fired clay have made lasting impressions no material has captivated quite like marble.
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.
Apollo diana bust sculpture set 13 high 374 00 diana bust marble statue 21 5.
Secondly a veiled woman had become an allegory for italian unification.
The veiled lady a bust after the antique by monti 1875.
Horace farlowe mid century hand carved belgium marble sculpture.
Statue of liberty sculpture marble 16 high 240 90.
Marbles sculptures are among the most easily recognized sculptures in the world.
The veiled rebecca or the veiled rebekah is a marble sculpture created by the italian neoclassical sculptor giovanni maria benzoni.
Antique hand carved marble statue of baby ca 1860s.
Italian marble bust sculpture beautiful young woman wearing cap.
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.
But for monti it was a game changer.
Also known as the bride this sculpture was created by the italian sculptor raphaelle monti who came to live and work in england 1850.
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.
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.
Woman statues and female sculptures from classic realism to abstract images of implication our collection featuring statues of women represents works of art to meet a wide range of taste preferences.
In 1875 the duke gave copeland permission.
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.