philipchircop:

VEILED VIRGIN

I am presently facilitating a retreat for the Presentation Sisters in Newfoundland. During lunch today I had an interesting conversation with one of the sisters about The Veiled Virgin, a unique marble statue which is presently housed at the Presentation Sisters Motherhouse in St John’s Newfoundland.  

One can only be stunned by its unique beauty.  I found myself asking: How could the artist  - Giovanni Strazza -  possibly create such a beautiful face beneath a transparent veil of marble?

For more info see The Veiled Virgin 

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