Saint Veronica  1480

by Martin Schongauer

Medium: [br]Engraving This is Schongauer's depiction of Saint Veronica. Veronica was said to have met with Christ as he was carrying his cross to Golgotha. Overcome with pity, she offered him her veil to wipe his forehead with, and Christ left his image miraculously imprinted onto it. Veronica became a popular saint in the Middle Ages and, as here, was often depicted wi...
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Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington