![The veiled Christ" created in 1753 by Giuseppe Sanmartino from a single block of marble. He made the marble so transparent that it birthed the popular rumor that he placed a real The veiled Christ" created in 1753 by Giuseppe Sanmartino from a single block of marble. He made the marble so transparent that it birthed the popular rumor that he placed a real](https://i.redd.it/2u0vdmcg2zh71.jpg)
The veiled Christ" created in 1753 by Giuseppe Sanmartino from a single block of marble. He made the marble so transparent that it birthed the popular rumor that he placed a real
![The Veiled Christ (1753), a statue located in the Sansavero Chapel, Naples (Italy) by Giuseppe Sanmartino, its legend of the veil says that this was the result of an alchemical "marblification" performed The Veiled Christ (1753), a statue located in the Sansavero Chapel, Naples (Italy) by Giuseppe Sanmartino, its legend of the veil says that this was the result of an alchemical "marblification" performed](https://i.redd.it/3x3oy1vja5271.jpg)
The Veiled Christ (1753), a statue located in the Sansavero Chapel, Naples (Italy) by Giuseppe Sanmartino, its legend of the veil says that this was the result of an alchemical "marblification" performed
![Culture Critic on X: ""The Veiled Christ" is a marble sculpture so lifelike that the artist who produced it was accused of alchemy. Sculpted by Giuseppe Sanmartino in 1753, the delicate, translucent Culture Critic on X: ""The Veiled Christ" is a marble sculpture so lifelike that the artist who produced it was accused of alchemy. Sculpted by Giuseppe Sanmartino in 1753, the delicate, translucent](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4U3cwPWwAATqlh.jpg:large)
Culture Critic on X: ""The Veiled Christ" is a marble sculpture so lifelike that the artist who produced it was accused of alchemy. Sculpted by Giuseppe Sanmartino in 1753, the delicate, translucent
![Chris Skidmore on X: "The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino, 1753. Not sure if a more perfect or perhaps impossible marble sculpture could be created... #Easter https://t.co/XMFqhxtgVQ" / X Chris Skidmore on X: "The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino, 1753. Not sure if a more perfect or perhaps impossible marble sculpture could be created... #Easter https://t.co/XMFqhxtgVQ" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyEzi_EWQAEII8v.jpg)
Chris Skidmore on X: "The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino, 1753. Not sure if a more perfect or perhaps impossible marble sculpture could be created... #Easter https://t.co/XMFqhxtgVQ" / X
![Legend of the Veil: A Sculpture of a Veiled Christ That Was Thought to Be Made by Alchemy | uCatholic Legend of the Veil: A Sculpture of a Veiled Christ That Was Thought to Be Made by Alchemy | uCatholic](https://ucatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/a-22.jpg)