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Jan 27, 2019 · Little is know about the creation of The Veiled Virgin. Historians believe Strazza, who was from Milan, crafted the piece while working in Rome in the 1850s. The Veiled Virgin depicts the Virgin Mary with a veil draped over the contours of her realistically rendered features. With her eyes closed and her head tilted down, the figure appears to ...
Isabella II. 1848. Oil on canvas. The Ministry of War commissioned this portrait, which formed a pair with another of King Francis (present whereabouts unknown). The queen is shown standing, accompanied by the royal symbols or regalia and wearing a white court dress. As court painter, Madrazo was entrusted with supplying the royal family with ...
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Oil on canvas. Isabella II ( Madrid, 1830–Paris, 1904). Queen of Spain (1833–68). Across her chest she displays the great Cross and the sash of the Order of the Württemberg and Spanish Crown of María Luisa.
The Veiled Virgin is a Carrara marble statue carved in Rome by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875) [2] depicting the bust of a veiled Virgin Mary. [3] The exact date of the statue's completion is unknown, but it was probably in the early 1850s. [citation needed] The veil gives the appearance of being translucent, but is carved of ...
Ferdinand VII. Mother. Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies. Religion. Catholicism. Signature. Isabella II ( Spanish: Isabel II, María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904) was Queen of Spain from 1833 until her deposition in 1868. She is the only queen regnant in the history of unified Spain.
Veiled Vestal. A front quarter view of the sculpture. The Veiled Vestal (Italian: La vestale velata) is an 1847 sculpture by Rafaelle Monti. It was commissioned by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire during an 1846 trip to Naples. It is a representation of a Vestal Virgin, the priestesses of the Ancient Roman goddess Vesta.
Jan 14, 2011 · Free access. Monday to Saturday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays and holidays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Audioguide of Isabella II, Veiled, by Camillo Torreggiani.
