Face of Christ, by Claude Mellan, 1649

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Face of Christ

1649

Classification: Painting
Museum: Wikimedia Commons
Credit line: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Rights: Public domain, as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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About this work

Engraving created from a single spiralling line that starts at the tip of Jesus's nose. Also known as “Veil of Veronica”.

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