Holy Face, ca. 1485–90, Tempera and gold leaf on parchment that has been trimmed and laid down on thin walnut, 3 9/16 x 2 1/8 in. (9 x 5.4 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Gerard David (Netherlandish, Oudewater ca. 1455–1523 Bruges), This tiny manuscript illumination, a sympathetic portrait of Christ, belongs to the tradition of religious images known as acheiropoita, images believed to have been created miraculously. It is one of a group of representations of the head of Christ, called the Holy Face, that have their roots in Byzantine legend and in the legend of Saint Veronica
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Holy Face, ca, 1485–90, Tempera, gold leaf, parchment, trimmed, laid down, thin walnut, 3 9/16 x 2 1/8, 9 5.4 cm, Manuscripts, Illuminations, Gerard David, Netherlandish, Oudewater ca., 1455–1523, Bruges, tiny, manuscript, illumination, sympathetic portrait, Christ, belongs, tradition, religious images, acheiropoita, images believed, created miraculously, group, representations, head, roots, Byzantine legend, legend, Saint Veronica
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