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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
the aftermath of his 1887 parliamentary bid that Arthur Desmond first conceived of and began writing "Might Is Right". In 1890 Desmond submitted an essay to the magazine "Zealandia" which was published in the June issue with the title of "Christ as a Social Reformer." The essay amounted to a veiled call for Christian men to take up arms in a socialist revolution. The "Zealandia" article was so well received that Desmond decided to publish it as a booklet and, as added prestige, used one of Sir