Capital with Angels Holding the Veil of Saint Veronica, with a Column

North Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305

The face portrayed on Veronica’s veil was the Vera Icon (true portrait of Christ). According to legend, when Veronica wiped Jesus’ face as he was led to Calvary, his image was miraculously imprinted on the cloth, which was eventually taken to Saint Peter’s in Rome. Such images were intended to inspire meditation through visual identification with Christ’s likeness.

Capital with Angels Holding the Veil of Saint Veronica, with a Column, Limestone with traces of polychromy, North Italian

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Capital with Angels Holding the Veil of Saint Veronica, with a Column, Limestone with traces of polychromy, North Italian
Capital with Angels Holding the Veil of Saint Veronica, with a Column, Limestone with traces of polychromy, North Italian
Capital with Angels Holding the Veil of Saint Veronica, with a Column, Limestone with traces of polychromy, North Italian
Capital with Angels Holding the Veil of Saint Veronica, with a Column, Limestone with traces of polychromy, North Italian
Capital with Angels Holding the Veil of Saint Veronica, with a Column, Limestone with traces of polychromy, North Italian
Capital with Angels Holding the Veil of Saint Veronica, with a Column, Limestone with traces of polychromy, North Italian

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