Mary's face becomes a small bas-relief, chiseled and carved directly into the metal. The mantle is satin-finished, the hair carved, the cheekbones, the cheeks, the detail of the mouth, the eyes and the nose emerge thanks to a play of shadows realized through the burnishing of silver and the warm reflections of gold. So many handcrafted techniques, in a mixture of tradition and innovation, with the precise aim of faithfully reproducing Mary's maternal gentleness.