Schedel Veronica

Hartman Schedel.
Veronica.
Nuremburg, 1493. Woodcut, 75 x 55mm, trimmed from a larger sheet.
£78
A portrait of St Veronica, holding up the napkin with which she wiped the face of Christ, on which his face appeared, a variation of the Turin Shroud story. Published in Schedel's 'Nuremberg Chronicle', a comprehensive history of the world. SCHE0003