Stories
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Medieval doodles
Fish, lute players and defaced demons: marginal doodles in some of Europe’s first printed books provide a tantalising glimpse into the late-medieval mind.
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Race, religion and the Black Madonna
Mystery and controversy surround the dark-skinned religious icon who represents the Virgin Mary throughout the Catholic world.
Catalogue
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The Holy Face of Edessa. Colour lithograph, 1888.
Date: [1888?]- Pictures
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The veronica (sudarium of Saint Veronica), representing the face of Christ. Colour collotype after Gabriel Max.
Max, Gabriel Cornelius von, 1840-1915.Reference: 31218i- Pictures
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The veronica (sudarium of Saint Veronica), representing the face of Christ. Engraving.
Reference: 31246i- Pictures
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The crucifixion of Christ, with Mary and John the Evangelist, and vignettes relating to the Passion. Woodcut.
Reference: 569599i- Pictures
Head of Christ. Engraving by P.G. Metzmacher after E. Keller after L. da Vinci.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.Date: [1844]Reference: 2499330i