flowartstation:The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino, 1753Giuseppe Sanmartino, The Veiled Chr
flowartstation: The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino, 1753 Giuseppe Sanmartino, The Veiled Christ, 1753, Sansevero Chapel In the nave of the Sansevero Chapel in Naples is the Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino. This is a sculpture of Jesus after his crucifixion, lying on his back, covered with a thin shroud edged with intricate embroidery. The shroud, although carved from the same marble slab as the statue is so transparent and thin, you can make out the tiniest details in the sculpture such as the nail holes in his feet and hands, his ribs, a swollen vein in his forehead, and his facial expression. Some claim that the shroud was created from alchemy. -- source link