Artist name:
S. Germany, Austria or Switzerland
Artwork title:
Figure of St Veronica or St Clare?
Description: Painted wood carving of a standing female figure with downcast eyes; her arms crossed over her chest; holding a cloth in her right hand; wearing a red robe with long sleeves; blue/black mantel. As she holds a cloth she is probaby St Veronica who was a woman from Jerusalem who wiped the face of Christ with a veil when he was on the way to Calvary.
Artwork date(s): 18th/19th century
Artwork type: European Collection
Medium: linden wood, paint
Measurements: H:230
Accession number: 403
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