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Veiled Christ, the Glossary

Veiled Christ (Italian: Cristo velato) is a carved marble sculpture completed in 1753 by the Neapolitan artist Giuseppe Sanmartino.^[1]

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26 relations: Alchemy, Antonio Canova, Antonio Corradini, Arma Christi, Cappella Sansevero, Crown of thorns, Crucifixion, Ducat, Duchy of Naples, Giuseppe Sanmartino, Italian language, List of statues of Jesus, Maquette, Marble, Masonic lodge, Modesty (Corradini sculpture), Naples, National Museum of San Martino, Raimondo di Sangro, The Veiled Nun, The Veiled Virgin, Tomb effigy, Trompe-l'œil, Veiled Rebecca, Veiled Vestal, Vestal Virgin Tuccia (Corradini sculpture).
1750s sculptures
1753 in art
Baroque sculptures
Tomb effigies
Veiled sculptures

Alchemy

Alchemy (from Arabic: al-kīmiyā; from Ancient Greek: χυμεία, khumeía) is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practised in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe.

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Antonio Canova

Antonio Canova (1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures.

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Antonio Corradini

Antonio Corradini (19 October 1688 – 12 August 1752) was an Italian Rococo sculptor from Venice.

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Arma Christi

Arma Christi ("weapons of Christ"), or the Instruments of the Passion, are the objects associated with the Passion of Jesus Christ in Christian symbolism and art.

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Cappella Sansevero

The Cappella Sansevero (also known as the Cappella Sansevero de' Sangri or Pietatella) is a chapel located on Via Francesco de Sanctis 19, just northwest of the church of San Domenico Maggiore, in the historic center of Naples, Italy.

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Crown of thorns

According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns (or label) was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion.

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Crucifixion

Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death.

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Ducat

The ducat coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages to the 19th century.

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Duchy of Naples

The Duchy of Naples (Ducatus Neapolitanus, Ducato di Napoli) began as a Byzantine province that was constituted in the seventh century, in the reduced coastal lands that the Lombards had not conquered during their invasion of Italy in the sixth century.

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Giuseppe Sanmartino

Giuseppe Sanmartino (1720 – 1793) was an Italian sculptor during the Rococo period.

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Italian language

Italian (italiano,, or lingua italiana) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.

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List of statues of Jesus

There are many statues of Jesus, including. Veiled Christ and List of statues of Jesus are statues of Jesus.

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Maquette

A maquette is a scale model or rough draft of an unfinished sculpture or work of architecture.

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Marble

Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) that have crystallized under the influence of heat and pressure.

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Masonic lodge

A Masonic lodge, also called a private lodge or constituent lodge, is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry.

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Modesty (Corradini sculpture)

Modesty or Chastity (La Pudicizia) or Veiled Truth by Antonio Corradini is a sculpture completed in 1752 during the Rococo period. Veiled Christ and Modesty (Corradini sculpture) are Baroque sculptures, marble sculptures in Italy and veiled sculptures.

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Naples

Naples (Napoli; Napule) is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022.

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National Museum of San Martino

The National Museum of San Martino is a museum opened to the public in Naples in 1866, after the unification of Italy, after the Charterhouse included among the suppressed ecclesiastical assets, was declared a national monument.

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Raimondo di Sangro

Raimondo di Sangro, Prince of Sansevero (30 January 1710 – 22 March 1771) was an Italian nobleman, inventor, soldier, writer, scientist, alchemist, and freemason best remembered for his reconstruction of the Sansevero Chapel in Naples.

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The Veiled Nun

The Veiled Nun is a marble bust depicting a female figure, sculpted by an unidentified Italian workshop c. 1863. Veiled Christ and The Veiled Nun are veiled sculptures.

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The Veiled Virgin

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. Veiled Christ and the Veiled Virgin are veiled sculptures.

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Tomb effigy

A tomb effigy (French: gisant ("lying")) is a sculpted effigy of a deceased person usually shown lying recumbent on a rectangular slab, presented in full ceremonious dress or wrapped in a shroud, and shown either dying or shortly after death.

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Trompe-l'œil

paren) is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface. Trompe l'œil, which is most often associated with painting, tricks the viewer into perceiving painted objects or spaces as real. Forced perspective is a related illusion in architecture.

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Veiled Rebecca

The Veiled Rebecca or The Veiled Rebekah is a 19th century sculpture carved out of marble in Italian neoclassical style by the sculptor Giovanni Maria Benzoni.The sculpture is also referred as The Veiled Lady in several records. Veiled Christ and Veiled Rebecca are marble sculptures in Italy and veiled sculptures.

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Veiled Vestal

The Veiled Vestal (Italian: La vestale velata) is an 1847 sculpture by Raffaelle Monti. Veiled Christ and Veiled Vestal are veiled sculptures.

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Vestal Virgin Tuccia (Corradini sculpture)

The Vestal Virgin Tuccia (La Vestale Tuccia) or Veiled Woman (La Velata) is a marble sculpture created in 1743 by Antonio Corradini, a Venetian Rococo sculptor known for his illusory depictions of female allegorical figures covered with veils that reveal the fine details of the forms beneath. Veiled Christ and Vestal Virgin Tuccia (Corradini sculpture) are Baroque sculptures, marble sculptures in Italy and veiled sculptures.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veiled_Christ

Also known as Veiled Jesus.