The Veiled Virgin was carved by Giovanni Strazza from a single block of marble using traditional hand tools typical of 19th century academic sculpture.
He began by roughing out the overall form to establish the proportions, then progressively refined the figure with chisels, rasps, and drills to define facial features, folds of fabric, and surface transitions.
The veil effect was achieved by extremely careful reduction of marble thickness in selected areas so that light interacts differently across the surface, creating the illusion of thin, translucent fabric even though it is solid stone.
The final stage involved polishing and fine surface finishing, while selectively leaving parts slightly less polished to enhance contrasts between skin, veil, and underlying form. The effect relies entirely on carving skill and control of depth rather than any added material or treatment.
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We figured out that dad has a psych med induced neurological injury, and has been suffering from akathisia. It’s been 6 years since any psych medications. Last summer his symptoms started, after a flare up likely induced by mold (CIRS) and stress. It was complicated by pneumonia and associated sepsis a month later. It’s been horrible. Neurological injuries from psych meds are far more common than people know. I made this video to explain what they are and what akathisia is because they’re not talked about enough, they’re misdiagnosed, nearly impossible to treat, and hidden by the pharmaceutical industry. I don’t plan on making another update about my dad, it stresses my family out, and myself, and there’s nothing more to say about it until things get better. I will be jumping up and down about psych med injury awareness from now on as it’s impacted my health as well, and is devastating. Prayers are appreciated still.
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