Veiled vestal

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Veiled Vestal Virgin - Raffaele Monti, Chatsworth House Collection #sculpture #fineart #greekmythology #hestia

About the statue, The Veiled Virgin, created by renowned Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza.

This stunning and beautiful marble veiled lady bust sculpture is a decorative artwork that can be collected forever.And our marble sculptures will definitely...

Reproduction of a vestal bust made in molded marble (marble powder and binders). Finishing of aging with patinas based on natural earths. Total measurements: 53 x 27 x 21 cm (20.87 x 10.63 x 8.27 inches). Base diameter: 16 cm (6.3 inches). Approx. weight: 12 kg. ( 26.5 lb.) Recreation of a bust depicting a veiled vestal priestess, from the sculpture "Veiled Vestal" by Raffaelo Monti (1818-1881). This figure reproduces the "Veiled Vestal" sculpted by the Italian artist settled in England…

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Veiled Vestal Virgin by Raffaelle Monti in Chatworth House - lit to highlight how the artist mananged to capture the effect of a translucent veil in stone.

by Raffaelle Monti "The 6th Duke of Devonshire visited the sculptor's studio in Milan, Italy, on 12th October 1846 on his way to Naples. He ordered the marble sculpture on 18th October, placing a £60 deposit on the following day. The sculpture was ready to be dispatched to England in April 1847, and the Duke appears to have displayed it in Chiswick House, west of London. It first came to Chatsworth in 1999 and was shown in the Sculpture Gallery where it appeared in the 2005 film 'Pride and…