Venerating the Veronica: varieties of passion piety in the later Middle Ages

This article examines a particular devotional image in late medieval piety: the Veronica or "portrait" of Jesus said to have been created when Jesus wiped his face on Veronica's cloth on the way to Calvary. The analysis addresses how lay women in particular may have related to this im...

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Main Author: Clark, Anne L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2007]
In: Material religion
Year: 2007, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 164-189
Further subjects:B Women
B Book of Hours
B courtesy literature
B Anti-semitism
B Veronica
B Middle Ages
B Crucifixion
B altarpiece
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