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The Veiled Christ (Italian: ''Cristo velato'') is a marble sculpture made by Giuseppe Sanmartino and preserved in the Cappella Sansevero, Naples. The sculpture, produced in 1753, is considered one of the world's great sculptural masterpieces. Antonio Canova who once tried to acquire the work declared that he would willingly give up ten years of his own life to produce a similar masterpiece. == History and description == Veiled Christ's production was originally assigned to the sculptor Antonio Corradini. However he died a short time later, having produced only a terracotta bozzetto (today displayed at the Museo nazionale di San Martino. The job thus passed to Giuseppe Sanmartino, who was charged with producing "a marble statue sculpted with the greatest realism, representing Our Lord Jesus Christ in death, covered by a transparent shroud carved from the same block of stone as the statue." Sanmartino produced a work with the dead Christ laid on a couch, covered by a veil which adheres perfectly to his form. The mastery of the Neapolitan sculptor lies in his successful depiction of the suffering that Christ had undergone during the crucifixion through the veil, under which signs of his pain can be seen on his face and body. At the sculpture's feet, finally, the artist also carves the instruments of his torture: the crown of thorns, pliers, and some shackles.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Veiled Christ」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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