The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino (Naples, Italy — 1753) — Questions and answers

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Where can you see Giuseppe Sanmartino's famous sculpture, The Veiled Christ?

Choices

  1. In a museum in Paris
  2. In the Cappella Sansevero ✓
  3. At his home in Naples
  4. In the Aethelian Academy of Art

Answer: In the Cappella Sansevero

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What unique material did young Giuseppe use to sculpt with in the cloud city of Aethel?

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  1. Regular clay
  2. Hard rock
  3. Floating cloud-stone ✓
  4. Wood from trees

Answer: Floating cloud-stone

From page 2

What important lesson did Captain Elias teach Giuseppe about stones?

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  1. Stones are only good for building houses.
  2. Every stone holds a story, and you need to let it speak. ✓
  3. Stones should always be painted bright colors.
  4. Stones are too heavy to work with easily.

Answer: Every stone holds a story, and you need to let it speak.

From page 3

What did critics and other sculptors think about Giuseppe's plan to carve the veil from a single block?

Choices

  1. They thought it was a brilliant idea.
  2. They doubted he could do it, saying it was impossible. ✓
  3. They offered to help him with the carving.
  4. They suggested he use cloud-stone instead of marble.

Answer: They doubted he could do it, saying it was impossible.

From page 7

How does Giuseppe feel when he sees his completed sculpture, The Veiled Christ?

Choices

  1. Sadness and disappointment.
  2. Anger because it took so long.
  3. A sense of accomplishment and emotion, realizing he transformed suffering into art. ✓
  4. Relief that he doesn't have to sculpt anymore.

Answer: A sense of accomplishment and emotion, realizing he transformed suffering into art.

From page 9

What does The Veiled Christ continue to do for people centuries after it was made?

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  1. Make people forget about art.
  2. Inspire awe and wonder, and remind them that art can endure forever. ✓
  3. Cause people to feel bored.
  4. Make people want to sculpt something exactly the same.

Answer: Inspire awe and wonder, and remind them that art can endure forever.

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