St Veronica
Relief
ca. 1480-1500 (made)
ca. 1480-1500 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Semi-precious materials such as this often associated with a particular geographical region and highly valued because of their rarity. Many of the religious objects were portable, as were the small portraits. They were often made near to the source of the material and then taken elsewhere.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | St Veronica (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mother of pearl |
| Brief description | Mother of pearl relief of St Veronica and the face of Christ, South German, ca. 1480-1500 |
| Physical description | St. Veronica, in a hood, holds up the Vernicle which covers the whole of her body. The face of Christ is bearded and surrounded with a nimbus, there is no crown of thorns. the relief is slightly convex and the cutting shallow. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr T. Whitcombe Green |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Semi-precious materials such as this often associated with a particular geographical region and highly valued because of their rarity. Many of the religious objects were portable, as were the small portraits. They were often made near to the source of the material and then taken elsewhere. |
| Bibliographic reference | Fagiolo, Marcello & Madonna, Maria Luisa (eds.) Roma, 1300-1875 l'arte degli anni santi, Milano : A. Mondadori, 1984
II.12 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.70-1929 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2004 |
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