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The Sudarium of Saint Veronica
Also titled De zweetdoek van de heilige Veronica
c. 1450
- Medium
- panel, tempera
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 39.5 cm x width 29 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, 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
About this work
When Christ carried his cross to Calvary, he wiped the sweat from his face with a veil given to him by Veronica. The image of his features became imprinted on the cloth. This miraculous vera icon or ‘true image’ developed into the ‘standard portrait’ of Christ. It was a favourite subject of devotional art in the 15th century.
