1517
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saints Peter and Paul with the Vernicle is a 1517 ink by Lucas van Leyden, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows two bearded men in robes, standing on either side of a glowing face with a crown of thorns. The man on the left holds a set of keys, while the one on the right leans on a book and a staff. Behind them is a draped cloth with a cross at the top. The glowing face in the center is called the *Vernicle*—a rare image where Christ’s face appears on a cloth. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, making the robes and beards look almost three-dimensional. Want to see more like this? Try looking up engraving to see how artists carved these detailed lines into metal.
Lucas van Leyden (1494 – 8 August 1533), was a Dutch painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut. Lucas van Leyden was among the first Dutch exponents of genre painting and was a very accomplished engraver.
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