Face of Christ on St. Veronica's Cloth

Claude Mellan French

1649

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Artwork Details

Title: Face of Christ on St. Veronica's Cloth
Artist: Claude Mellan (French, Abbeville 1598–1688 Paris)
Date: 1649
Medium: Engraving; second state of two (copy?)
Dimensions: sheet: 19 3/8 x 15 9/16 in. (49.2 x 39.5 cm)
plate: 16 15/16 x 12 5/8 in. (43 x 32 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Leopold Heinemann, 1950
Object Number: 50.613
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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