The Veiled Virgin was created by Italian sculptor, Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875), in Rome during the 1850s.

The statue appears translucent but is made completely out of Carrara marble, a material derived from Tuscany and used frequently by Italian Renaissance artists and ancient Roman builders.

In 1856, the statue was transported to Newfoundland where it was received by Bishop John Thomas Mullock (27 September 1807 – 26 March 1869).

In his diary, he wrote:

"Received safely from Rome, a beautiful statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in marble, by Strazza. The face is veiled, and the figure and features are all seen. It is a perfect gem of art."

A Roman Bust of Alexander the Great is on display at the Musei Capitolini in Rome, Italy. Travelers can explore the world of the fourth-century-B.C. Macedonian warrior king at a new museum and archaeological sites in northern Greece. Photograph By Stefano Baldini/Bridgeman Images

Ancient Pottery is displayed like fine art at the new Polycentric Museum of Aigai in Northern Greece. Photograph By Alexander Poeschel/Imagebroker/Alamy

Marble Bust of Agrippina, first century A.D., from the Naples National Archaeological Museum. She didn’t play by the rules: This Roman empress was a master strategist. If she were a man, Agrippina (Pictured above) might have been one of the greatest. But the great-granddaughter of Augustus gathered enemies with her bare-knuckled move to power, and was later done in by the one man she sought to save. DEA/Album

100 Designers' Favorite Rooms, 1994

Julius Caesar by Andrea di Pietro di Marco Ferrucci 

Italian (from Florence), c. 1512-1514

marble

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Perseus and Paris. 19th.century. Italian after Antonio Canova Italian 1757-1822. marble. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

I love the subsection of marble busts/ statues that have star or some celestial ornaments in a lady’s hair. Yes two of the examples are Diana/ Artemis but for good reason Iike I’m literally obsessed.

Hiram Powers 1850 / 54. America Giosuè Argenti (1819 – 1901) L'Immacolata

Diana, 1771, statue by Giovanni Battista  Hiram Powers, 1853, Diana

The Vestal, Antonio Canova, ca. 1819-23

A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF THE EMPEROR LUCIUS VERUS ANTONINE PERIOD, LATE 2ND CENTURY A.D.

Lucius Aurelius Verus (15 December 130 – January/February 169) was Roman emperor from 161 until his death in 169, alongside his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Verus' succession together with Marcus Aurelius marked the first time that the Roman Empire was ruled by more than one emperor simultaneously, an increasingly common occurrence in the later history of the Empire.

Born on 15 December 130, he was the eldest son of Lucius Aelius Caesar, first adopted son and heir to Hadrian. Raised and educated in Rome, he held several political offices prior to taking the throne. After his biological father's death in 138, he was adopted by Antoninus Pius, who was himself adopted by Hadrian. Hadrian died later that year, and Antoninus Pius succeeded to the throne. Antoninus Pius would rule the empire until 161, when he died, and was succeeded by Marcus Aurelius, who later raised his adoptive brother Verus to co-emperor.

As emperor, the majority of his reign was occupied by his direction of the war with Parthia which ended in Roman victory and some territorial gains. In the spring of 168 war broke out in the Danubian border when the Marcomanni invaded the Roman territory. This war would last until 180, but Verus did not see the end of it. In 168, as Verus and Marcus Aurelius returned to Rome from the field, Verus fell ill with symptoms attributed to food poisoning, dying after a few days (169). However, scholars believe that Verus may have been a victim of smallpox, as he died during a widespread epidemic known as the Antonine Plague.

Despite the minor differences between them, Marcus Aurelius grieved the loss of his adoptive brother. He accompanied the body to Rome, where he offered games to honour his memory. After the funeral, the senate declared Verus divine to be worshipped as Divus Verus.

Over-lifesize bust of Ajax

After the antique, attributed to the workshops of Benedetto Boschetti

Antinous, XVIII century

Elegantly Sculpted Busts by Massimiliano Pelletti Interpret Art History Through Imperfection

He was very tall and extremely pale, with an unshapely body, but very thin neck and legs.​ His eyes and temples were hollow, his forehead broad and grim, his hair thin and entirely gone on the top of his head, though his body was hairy. Because of this to look upon him from a higher place as he passed by, or for any reason whatever to mention a goat, was treated as a capital offence. While his face was naturally forbidding and ugly, he purposely made it even more savage, practising all kinds of terrible and fearsome expressions before a mirror.   Suetonius: Life of Caligula

It's probably the empty eye-sockets that do it but I have always felt that this cast bronze portrait captures the spirit of Caligula, the mad emperor as the stories paint him. I wouldn't say he was ugly though, Suetonius.

Interior Visions: Great American Designers and the Showcase House, 1988

The funniest detail in "Resolve" is that Sherman is shown to keep his abacus on a hook by the front door of his apartment. Meaning it's apparently something of a convention in the Highest Light to keep your abacus in roughly the same location as your coat or keys, and that Jonas Spahr, known pretentious asshole, decided on the most EXTRA possible way to do this

Cesare Lapini: Bust of a Veiled Woman (1886)