Saint Face

ANTONIO PUCCINELLI (1822-1897) (engraving)

Rome, 19th century.

Calcographic engraving on silk.

Text: Vera effigies Sacri Vultus Domini Nostri Jesu Chrisi, que Rome in Sacrosancta Basilica S. Petri in Vaticano religiosifsime afservatur, et colitur.

Red wax seal mark in the lower right corner. Some wrinkles in the silk. In the upper area, the tears are due to the piece being anchored to the back of a support or painting.