Giovanni maria benzoni biography
Giovanni Maria Benzoni (28 August – 28 April ) was an Italian neoclassical sculptor....
The neoclassical sculptor trained in Rome and established a workshop where he produced works of art that appealed to collectors on the Grand Tour.
Veiled Rebecca
1863 sculpture by Giovanni Maria Benzoni
| The Veiled Rebecca | |
|---|---|
The Veiled Rebecca displayed at the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, India | |
| Artist | Giovanni Maria Benzoni |
| Year | 1863 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Marble |
| Dimensions | 160 cm × 58 cm × 50 cm (64 in × 23 in × 19.5 in) |
The Veiled Rebecca or The Veiled Rebekah is a 19th century sculpture carved out of marble in Italianneoclassical style by the sculptorGiovanni Maria Benzoni.The sculpture is also referred as The Veiled Lady in several records.
It depicts a biblical figure of Rebecca placed on a marble pedestal.[1]
Originally several copies of the sculpture were made by Benzoni in two different sizes. Presently, location of five sculptures are identified - High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, listed in the catalog as The Veiled Rebekah and dated 1864,[2]Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massach
