May I give you another veiled sculpture to feast your eyes upon? (Or, for the grammarians in the crowd: upon which to feast your eyes.)
This is easily accessible in San Vidal, near the Accademia Bridge, in the sestiere of San Marco. It’s where you can see and hear the musical group Interpreti Venezia. During the day, you may enter and take photos (without flash).
Please note: red suitcases
This is Fede (Faith), by Antonio Gai.
Do you like her? Don’t bother telling me, if the answer is “No”.
Hello World 
I see you had another Jane back then….I have raced by this church because we had tickets waiting at the Academia….I will have to find a moment to go back and look inside. So much I have not done in Venice….thanks.
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I saw this when I was in Venice and was completely blown away. Thank you for your photos, I could have stood there and stared at her for hours. Truly, truly breathtaking.
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It’s so amazing that mere humans can create such wonders, Chris. There’s a veiled Christ in Naples which I hope to see next April.
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Hi there, I came across this blog and wanted to share this film. It’s
about Antonio GAI’s sculpture Faith. Film was made before I knew anything about the sculpture other than simply loving it.
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Beeeaaauuuutiful. I saw this on your blog last week and this week I have to do an art project on skins/membranes. A veil is a membrane! i will post the results….
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Oh, that’s excellent, Jane. I look forward to your project!
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The veil’s a wonder. It really looks transparent.
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It’s hard to believe it’s stone, toutparmoi.
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I had never noticed this one either!
If you haven’t seen it, the Veiled Christ in Naples is stunning – you should go there too on your next trip! There is so much interesting stuff there.
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There’s so much crammed into this one country, Caroline. A friend posted a photo of the Veiled Christ on Facebook. I agree, it’s quite amazing.
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No clue how this is done, technically. Amazing. It looks sheer.
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I wonder if modern sculptors do this?
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Not many veiled ladies around any more, but I imagine the drape of clothing still matters.
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Stunning sculpture. Very fashionable and clearly a lady of some note. (Don’t ask me which note.)
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I was just thinking I hadn’t seen a post from you for a while, and up you bob.
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Ma certo!
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Bene!
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She is a wonder to behold…..and I’m no grammarian, but ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put….
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You and John, honestly!
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But it is something which EFL coursebooks now teach – it’s all supposed to be English as she is spoke, innit.
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Good idea, innit!
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Stunning, and another reason to go back to Venice. The only other veiled sculpture I’ve seen, was the veiled Christ in Naples. But I wasn’t allowed to take a picture. Thanks for sharing this wonderful find.
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We’re so lucky to see these wonders, and to be able to take photos (senza flash).
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It requires a lot of skill to sculpt a human face denoting sorrow and mourning – and a GREAT deal more skill to create the illusion of soft, fine, thin draped fabric over human flesh, with deep emotion evident.
The first time we ever saw this subject matter, the veiled head, we were both struck by the intensity of the emotion it can convey, and the skill demonstrated by the Artist.
Although we’ve passed that church many times over the years, we’ve never been in, so we haven’t seen this last figure yet, but rest assured it’s already on our list for the next visit we make to Venice.
Thank you yet again, for providing another excuse (?) reason for returning to Venice.
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I was like you, just passed on by whenever I went past San Vidal. After seeing the bust in Ca’ Rezzonico, I gave myself a good talking to, and went in the very next day.
I really like sculpture, but these examples really set a high standard. (I wish Canova had done some of these veiled sculptures, he was such a good artist.)
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Thanks for the little bit of Grammatical formality. But even if you done it wrong the photo of the veil was well worth it.
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There’s always someone in the mob who will correct me, so I decided to preempt that person, John!
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I am glad about that but I would have preferred a hyphen in pre-empt.
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Aha! Here’s that flippin’ pedantic grammarian come to call. 🙂
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Yes yes yes! The red suitcases also. 🙂
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I only noticed the suitcases after I took the photo. 🙂
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Quite amazing
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It sure is, Derrick!
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Oh yes, she is beautiful. How the sculptor achieves the appearance of sheer fabric is simply beyond me. I love her.
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It’s such a privilege to be able to freely spend time looking at her, and being allowed to take photos, as a bonus, et.
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You are very lucky Yvonne! Thanks for sharing her.
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No, the answer is yes!
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Yes, I’m glad the answer isn’t no.
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