Saint Veronica, ca. 1428 – 1430

Title

Saint Veronica

Painter

• Master of Flémalle
• Robert Campin workshop

Altar

The Flémalle Panels: St. Veronica with the Veil, Madonna Breastfeeding, The Trinity

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oak wood

Material

• oak wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1849

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint
• literary representation
• historical narration

Main Motif

• Saint Veronica
• Jesus Christ
• woman

Persons Shown

• Veronica (saint)

Illustrated Passage

• Die Legenda aurea des Jacobus de Voragine, übersetzt von Richard Benz, Heidelberg 1984, S. 269, 270

Primary

• 11HH(VERONICA) Veronica; possible attributes: 'Sudarium' (veil with the image of Christ)
• 11D3121 'Vera Icon', held up by Veronica
• 22C311 nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things
• 31AA2311(+1) 'contrapposto', 'Standbein und Spielbein' - AA - female human figure (+ front view)

Secondary

• 41D21 clothes covering the entire body
• 41D2653 border, ribbon, braid
• 25H17 meadow, pasture
• 48AA9833 flowers ~ ornament - AA - stylized
• 25G41(DANDELION) flowers (DANDELION)
• 25G41(LILY OF THE VALLEY) flowers (LILY OF THE VALLEY)
• 41A41 wall-covering
• 48AA9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized
• 25F3(+15) birds (+ ornamental variants of animals)

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