Natural Marble Raffaelo Monti Veiled Lady Statue

The author of Veiled Vestal sculpture.

Raffaelle Monti is a famous sculptor, writer and poet in the 19th century. He was born in Milan and immigrated to London in 1848. Monti’s father, Eitano Monti, was also a famous sculptor, and Raphael Monti learned sculpture from his father. Created a series of works “Veiled Vestal”.

The origin of the Veiled Vestal sculpture.

The Vestal carved by Monti is a priestess of ancient Rome who specializes in serving the goddess Vestal who is in charge of stoves. The goddess Vestal has no “substance”, and the holy fire is the true body of the goddess, which affects the rise and fall of Rome. The Vestal virgin who served her came from a prominent family, and was chosen one by one in a million.

When it comes to the sacred fire, they will be covered with a veil to show respect and worship to the Vestal goddess. The veil of holiness and immaculateness has won a high authority for the virgin. In that patriarchal era, they were almost on par with ancient Roman men.

When admiring this beautiful Veiled Vestal sculpture, people may never have thought that the girl behind the veil would have shed tears for her unsettled love, or was afraid of her fate like a veil. In any case, after a thousand years, Veiled Vestal was re-displayed in front of the world, faded away from history, sadness or happiness, and looked so quiet and beautiful.