Enciclopedia Cattolica

Plate CXXXIV · Veronica

Vol. XII (1954) · full-page plate
Left: COPY OF THE VERONICA, portrayed from the original with the permission of Gregory XV (1621-23), as attested by a note on the back of the painting - Rome, church of the Gesù. Right: THE HOLY FACE (Τὸ ἄγιον Μανώλλον), preserved in the church of S. Giorgio degli Armeni, brought from Constantinople to Genoa in the 14th cent. The 10 small panels, applied on the gold covering of finest filigree, contain scenes of the legend of the Mandylion - Genoa.
Plate CXXXIV
Left: COPY OF THE VERONICA, portrayed from the original with the permission of Gregory XV (1621-23), as attested by a note on the back of the painting - Rome, church of the Gesù. Right: THE HOLY FACE (Τὸ ἄγιον Μανώλλον), preserved in the church of S. Giorgio degli Armeni, brought from Constantinople to Genoa in the 14th cent. The 10 small panels, applied on the gold covering of finest filigree, contain scenes of the legend of the Mandylion - Genoa.

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