Cristo Velato

As I was doing more research for our Italy trip, I found information on Museo Cappella Sansevero. This place is going to be a definite must see. That statue in the photo (which you can see larger if you click on it), the Veiled Christ, looks so real, yet it's carved entirely out of one piece of marble.

Any time I see sculptures like this in museums, I marvel at the fact that the people who created these did them without any of the gadgets or technology we have today. Which obviously is the reason they're so fabulous. But still, I envision someone just chipping away with their chisel and working their magic to make something like this. In this case, to make it look as if the fabric is actually draping.

I can't wait to see it in person; I'm ready to be awestruck.


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