"Veiled truth" is one of the masterpieces of Venetian
sculptor Antonio Corradini (1688-1752), which he created for Naple’s Cappella
Sansevero. The statue is an allegory of Knowledge, dedicated to Di Sangro’s
mother Cecilia Gaetani dell’Aquila d’Aragona, who had died before his first
year of age. The "veil" covering the statue’s lithe body was sculpted with
extraordinary skill. It hides the pain of an orphan child, as well as many
other secrets of his that we may never discover.
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