Relic - Canvas

Framed. Rare and evocative antique print depicting the Sacred Face of Jesus, inspired by the Veronica veil preserved in the Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City. The image shows the face of Christ with closed eyes and the marks of the Passion, imprinted on a shroud supported by angels. At the bottom it bears the Latin inscription: "Vera Effigies Sacri Vultus Domini Nostri Jesu Christi, quae Romae in Sacrosancta Basilica S. Petri in Vaticano religiosissime asservatur et colitur" (True image of the Sacred Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which in Rome in the Most Holy Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City is religiously preserved and venerated). The work features at the bottom the important red sealing wax seal of the Basilica of Saint Peter (with the crossed keys and the papal tiara), which guarantees its contact with the original relic (objects "touched"). Engraved print on canvas dating to the second half of the 1800s (circa 1880). Dimensions: 36.5 x 27 cm Framed dimensions: 46 x 37 cm. Good/good overall condition. Light marginal browning.

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