1480
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Veronica is a 1480 ink by Martin Schongauer, a Renaissance work, depicting Beheaded Head, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a woman holding a cloth with a face on it. She's standing alone in the image. The interesting thing about this work is that it's a very detailed engraving, which was a new technique at the time, and Schongauer was one of the first artists to use it to create intricate scenes and portraits. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the work of artist: Schongauer, Martin.
Martin Schongauer, also known as Martin Schön or Hübsch Martin by his contemporaries, was an Alsatian engraver and painter.
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