Detail of Giovanni Strazza’s sculpture “The Veiled Virgin”

Detail of Giovanni Strazza’s sculpture “The Veiled Virgin”

Artist: Sandra Chaves
Title: Detail of Giovanni Strazza’s sculpture “The Veiled Virgin”
Technique: Micron pen on paper (pointillism and hatching)
Dimensions (with frame): 32 cm × 42 cm
Edition: Unique piece from 2024
Original signed work | Includes certificate of authenticity

Description:

"There are veils that do not conceal — they reveal what only silence dares to show."

This detail is not merely an image; it is a whisper sculpted with devotion. Choosing to portray The Veiled Virgin means accepting the challenge of translating the impossible — what marble should never allow: the lightness of the veil, the sweetness of faith, the fragility of human presence overflowing from silence.

In the artist’s drawn version, there is no copy — only reverence. Pointillism and hatching give the stone a new skin: one that breathes, feels, and listens. Dot by dot, the veil seems to hover above the face, as if about to lift and unveil something too sacred for words. The Virgin’s gaze is lowered, as one who receives the world’s sorrow without judgment, with the tenderness of unwavering belief amid shadow.

It is impossible to remain untouched. This detail is an instant of eternity, where matter is surpassed by the delicacy of gesture. And thus, in an unlikely union of stone, paper, and soul, the invisible becomes visible — and eternal.