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Oil on panel representing Christ - golden background - French school - 17th

$2,762.27
£2,034.41
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French School of the 17th century, Mandylion or Holy Face Oil on panel with a gold background representing Christ and bearing on the reverse a painted inscription: « CHRISTI SERVATORIS IMAGO-EX.LINTEO.ILLO.DESUMPTA IN QUO VERISSIMA IPSIUSEFFIGIES NON ARTE DEPICTA SED PER – MIRACULUM IMPRESSA.ABAGARO DESSE REGI.TRANMISSA FUIT HODIEQUE.APUD DIVI SILVESTRI SANCTISSIMO VIALES ROMA - ASSERVATUR†CON LICENTIA DE . SVA SANTITA PAPA – PAVLO .V. PONT MAX -/ ANNO. 1609. » The rough translation is: "THE IMAGE OF CHRIST THE SAVIOR FROM A CLOTH. THE TRUEST IMAGE OF HIMSELF WAS NOT PAINTED BY ART, BUT PRINTED BY A MIRACLE - IT WAS TRANSMITTED TO KING ABAGARO AND IS STILL TODAY ON THE MOST HOLY ROADS OF ROME - ASSERVATUR† WITH THE LICENSE OF HIS HOLY POPE PAUL .V. PONT MAX -/ YEAR 1609" Dimensions: 35.5 cm x 27 cm According to Eastern tradition, Christ would have sent during his lifetime his portrait printed on a cloth in a miraculous way to King Abgar of Edessa in order to heal him. The Holy Face is one of the major relics of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, preserved in a niche of one of the four large pentagonal pillars of the dome. The Holy Face was placed there by Paul V in 1606 Wonderful oil on panel from the 17th century, French school.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.98 in (35.5 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27 cm)Depth: 0.2 in (5 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wood,Oiled
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    17th
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Beuzevillette, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2663342156812

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