Putti-angels showing the Veil of Veronica to Mary Magdalen
attributed to Juan Carreño de Miranda (Avilés 1614 - Madrid 1685)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1650
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2070 x 1372 mm (81 1/2 x 54 in)
Place of origin
Spain
Order this imageCollection
Brownsea Island, Dorset
NT 1145086
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Putti-angels showing the Veil of Veronica to Mary Magdalen, attributed to Juan Carreño de Miranda (Avilés 1614 - Madrid 1685), circa 1650. Veronica's veil is said to have miraculoulsy retained Christ's image when she used it to wipe his face on the way to Calvary. The veil or sudarium was one of the most famous relics in Rome.
Provenance
Installed by Captain Kenneth Robert Balfour (1863 – 1936) in 1897/8 as a fixture in the Dining Room of the Castle on the Island, which was accepted by HM Treasury in lieu of death duties and transferred to the National Trust after an endowment had been raised, 1962
Makers and roles
attributed to Juan Carreño de Miranda (Avilés 1614 - Madrid 1685) , artist Spanish School, artist after Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 – Bologna 1642), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Alonso Cano (Granada 1601 - Granada 1667), artist