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The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino is one of the most famous and impressive sculptures in the world. It is located in the heart of the Sansevero Chapel in Naples.
Veiled Christ (Italian: Cristo velato) is a carved marble sculpture completed in 1753 by the Neapolitan artist Giuseppe Sanmartino. It is formed from a single block of white marble, and was commissioned by Raimondo di Sangro, a prince of Sansevero, as the centerpiece of the Cappella Sansevero, in Naples, Italy.
The 1753 Christ Veiled under a Shroud (also called Veiled Christ), by Giuseppe Sanmartino, shows the influence of the veiled Modesty. The Release from Deception ( Disinganno ) completed in 1753–54 by Francesco Queirolo of Genoa serves as a monument to Raimondo's father.
The Veiled Christ (Cristo Velato) is one of the most famous works of art in Naples. Carved in the late 1700s by Giuseppe Sanmartino, this glorious statue is the centerpiece of the Sansevero Chapel (Cappella Sansevero) tucked in the warren of lanes in Naples' bustling historic center.
- Veiled Christ: The Story of and Artistic Masterpiece
- Veiled Christ: Legends
- Sansevero Chapel: What to See Beyond Veiled Christ
Sansevero prince, Raimondo di Sangro, commissioned a life-size statue of Jesus covered by a transparent shroud. The work should have been designed by the sculptor Antonio Corradini, who died prematurely and left just a small terracotta draft, now kept at the Museum of San Martino. The sculpture was carried out in 1753, by the Neapolitan artist Gius...
It has been exactly the marble veil and its mysterious creation to pave the way for a whole series of legends about the sculpture, the chapel and its eccentric owner, Sansevero prince. Among the most narrated stories, the most famous one is certainly the legend according to which the prince, scientist and alchemist, had taught the artist Giuseppe S...
Sansevero Chapel represents its owner’s personality, the seventh prince of Sansevero, Raimondo di Sangro. In an upsetting atmosphere of artistic beauty and mystery, this tiny place is a temple to priceless work of arts. Within the same room, you can admire the 10 Statues of the Virtues: 9 represent women from Sansevero family, the 10th one – Il Dis...
Dec 7, 2020 · The Sansevero Chapel, the temple of Raimondo di Sangro, famous for the presence of Giuseppe Sammartino's celebrated Veiled Christ, is a true treasure of Neapolitan Baroque.
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Feb 1, 2013 · A celebrated marble sculpture of the body of Jesus, known as Cristo Velato (Veiled Christ), by the 18th-century Neapolitan artist Giuseppe Sanmartino offers a dramatic demonstration of art as all-encompassing illusion.
