Saints Peter and Paul with the Sudarium

Deutsche Grafik 1470–1480, in or after 1475

The image depicts two men holding a cloth between them. The man on the left has grey hair, a beard, and wears a red robe with a blue lining. The man on the right has brown hair, a beard, and wears a pink robe with a blue lining. The cloth they hold displays a face with long brown hair and a beard with drops on the forehead. In the background, there are two crossed keys behind a papal tiara. Archways frame the scene in the top corners.
Artist
Deutsche Grafik 1470–1480
Date
in or after 1475
Type
Print
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in vermilion, red-violet, rose, blue, green, brown, and yellow
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image depicts two men holding a cloth between them. The man on the left has grey hair, a beard, and wears a red robe with a blue lining. The man on the right has brown hair, a beard, and wears a pink robe with a blue lining. The cloth they hold displays a face with long brown hair and a beard with drops on the forehead. In the background, there are two crossed keys behind a papal tiara. Archways frame the scene in the top corners.

Deutsche Grafik 1470–1480