Santa Veronica and the Sacred Veil, Oil on Canvas,Framed

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Oil painting on canvas. Tuscan school of the seventeenth century. According to the Christian tradition, Santa Veronica was, the 'pia … Read more Oil painting on canvas. Tuscan school of the seventeenth century. According to the Christian tradition, Santa Veronica was, the 'pia woman' who, seeing the passion of Jesus who transported the cross and her dirty face of sweat and blood, detested it with a linen cloth, on the What would remain the imprint of the face of Jesus. Velo also called Holy Shroud, it therefore became the iconographic sign of the Saint: even in this painting Veronica appears centrally, while two angels on the sides hold the linen on which the face of Christ crowned with thorns; Below it, a glass that symbolically collects divine blood, while above the Teta of the Holy, the Holy Spirit has vanished. Restored and re-framed, the painting is presented in a stylish frame. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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