File:Mellan Sudarium of Saint Veronica.jpg
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Summary[edit]
Claude Mellan: English: Veil of Veronica ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q1274026 |
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Title |
English: Veil of Veronica |
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Description |
English: The engraving consists of a single spiralling line of varying thickness, starting at the nose. The wavy pattern above and below the head does not exist in the original and is an artifact of the pixelated reproduction. |
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Date |
1649 date QS:P571,+1649-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | engraving and etching | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 42.8 cm (16.8 in); width: 32 cm (12.5 in) dimensions QS:P2048,42.8U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,32U174728 |
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Source/Photographer | Downloaded from the New York Public Library [1]. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions | See [2] for a zoomable version. |
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This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. |
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current | 21:25, 21 May 2006 | 650 × 884 (104 KB) | AxelBoldt (talk | contribs) | ''The Sudarium of Saint Veronica'' (1649), engraving and etching by Claude Mellan. The image is a single spiral starting at the nose. Downloaded from the New York Public Library [http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/print/sampler/mellan.html] |
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