Veiled Bride Marble Bust surreal and delicate ornamentation suspended within

and delicate ornamentation suspended within the natural world

also known as fly agaric

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This piece of art belongs to a larger body of work entitled “Recently Discovered Artifacts”

Veiled Bride Marble Bust surreal and delicate ornamentation suspended withinAbout the Piece This is a cast marble sculpture depicting a bride with a floral wreath around her head and the draping fabric of a light veil over her face. The piece measures 14" tall and 7" across. Sculptures of veiled figures like this reached their hight of popularity in Italy during the 1700's, as masters of marble sculpting showed off their cultivated techniques. 100 years later, artists like Raffaelo Monti revived the technically demanding