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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Veronica with the Sudarium is a 1500 ink by Netherlandish 15th Century, a Renaissance work, depicting Beheaded Head, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a woman holding a cloth with a face on it. The woman is Saint Veronica, and she's holding the Sudarium, a cloth that Jesus used to wipe his face. This story is from Christian tradition, and it's interesting because it shows a quiet moment in a big story. You can learn more about this kind of art by looking into the technique: woodcut.
These prints show Christ’s suffering in bold, hand-colored images from 15th-century Northern Europe.
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