Live auction - Lot 551
[German]
The sudarium of Saint Veronica.
1502
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
Engraving, 9,8 x 6,5 cm, laid paper, unsigned (trimmed to platemark).
Stuck by upper corners on passe-partout. Clear impression with some wear at edge.
Only known copy. Head of Christ crowned with thorns; the sudarium of Saint Veronica. A rare and unique engraving, dated 1502 in the lower right corner. Possibly after the example of Albrecht Dürer?
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