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Veiled Christ
The Veiled Christ (Italian: "Cristo velato") is a 1753 marble sculpture by Giuseppe Sanmartino exhibited in the Cappella Sansevero, Naples.
"Veiled Christ" is considered one of the world's most remarkable sculptures, and legendary thought to have been created by alchemy. Sculptor Antonio Canova, who tried to acquire the work, declared that he would willingly give up ten years of his life to produce a similar masterpiece.
History and description.
"Veiled Christ"s production was originally assigned to the
late-Baroque, and are made of a marble-like substance that, in whole or in part, was invented by Raimondo. Raimondo also participated in the design of the works of art in the chapel. The "Veiled Truth" ("Pudizia", also called "Modesty" or "Chastity") was completed by Antonio Corradini in 1750 as a tomb monument dedicated to Cecilia Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona, mother of Raimondo. The 1753 "Christ Veiled under a Shroud" (also called "Veiled Christ")