The Holy Face of Edessa. Colour lithograph, 1888.

Date:
[1888?]
  • Mixed materials

About this work

Also known as

Santo sudario di Abgaro venerato nella Chiesa di S. Bartolomeo degli Armeni in Genova

Description

The portrait of Jesus Christ which is venerated in the church of Saint Bartholomew of the Armenians in Genoa. According to the Acta Thaddaei, it was made by Jesus by pressing a cloth against his face and was sent to King Abgar of Edessa, hence the name: the sudarium of Abgar, also known as the Holy Face of Edessa and the Mandylion of Genoa

Publication/Creation

[Genoa?] : [publisher not identified], [1888?] (Torino : Lit. Doyen)

Physical description

1 print : chromolithograph and letterpress ; image and lettering 10 x 8 cm

Lettering

Quinto centenario del S. sudario di Abgaro venerato nella chiesa di S. Bartolomeo degli Armeni, in Genova 1888

References note

Gabriele Finaldi, The image of Christ, London: National Gallery, 2000, pp. 76-77, 98-101

Reference

Wellcome Collection 755056i

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