THE VEILED CHRIST: ART OR ALCHEMY? Part 1

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In our last video, we delved into Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring", I'll leave you the link here:
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Today, in this first video exploring the sculpture "The Veiled Christ", we'll step inside Naples' Sansevero Chapel and discover its hidden wonders.
A body shrouded in a veil of marble so thin it mimics silk.
Christ’s serene face, marked by agony yet lit with otherworldly peace.
A masterpiece that wounds the heart and defies logic: How is such perfection possible?
Every fold reveals what it should conceal, in a carved miracle leaving more questions than answers.

Chapter titles:
00:00 Introduction: The Miracle in Marble
01:37 The Artist and His Creation
02:45 The Commission: A Crucial Passing of the Torch
04:52 Iconographic and Stylistic Analysis of the Veiled Christ
06:39 The Veil: Between Technique and Illusion
08:27 The Legend of the "Marmorized" Veil
11:55 In the next video: Raimondo di Sangro, "The Alchemist Prince"

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