St John’s Newfoundland Canada
Presentation Convent, Cathedral Square
15 September 2010
The Veiled Virgin statue by Giovanni Strazza
enlarge and then enlarge again to see the real beauty
The Veiled Virgin
Carved from a single piece of marble
Small but stunning
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/veiled_virgin.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Veiled_Virgin
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Cathy @ Still Waters 
What superb craftsmanship. Priceless.
Love from Mum
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Simply amazing….
It is so beyond my comprehension, how they do that…
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Exquisite. How can they make marble appear transparent???
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Beautiful!
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Now that was perfectly amazing! Thanks for sharing.
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It is very creative and what a talented craftsman.
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That is an amazing sculpture all from one piece of marble and then to make the veil look so real WOW!
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wow.
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Startlingly beautiful.
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The veil looks so realistic 🙂
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What a BEAUTIFUL piece of art, so realistic.
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That is gorgeous, almost looks real Cathy. x
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Such fine delicate work! Frankly I am not getting the proper words to appreciate this. Thanks for sharing.
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