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Shroud Collection (#3)

The shroud, a mysterious and enigmatic relic that has captivated the world for centuries

Background imageShroud Collection: Man of sorrows, 1350-1369, (panel)

Man of sorrows, 1350-1369, (panel)
7129082 Man of sorrows, 1350-1369, (panel) by Milano, Giovanni da (fl.1350-69); Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Man of sorrows, Giovanni da Milano, panel)

Background imageShroud Collection: Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1511-12 circa, (oil on panel)

Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1511-12 circa, (oil on panel)
7129988 Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1511-12 circa, (oil on panel) by Fra Bartolomeo (1475-1517); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1511-12 circa)

Background imageShroud Collection: Veronica (oil on panel)

Veronica (oil on panel)
930347 Veronica (oil on panel) by Zaganelli di Bosio, Francesco (c.1470-1531); Museo della Citta, Rimini, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageShroud Collection: Deposition, (oil on canvas)

Deposition, (oil on canvas)
7129940 Deposition, (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition, Luca Giordano, oil on canvas, Pio Monte della Misericordia)

Background imageShroud Collection: Dead Christ sustained by an angel, 16th century, (oil on canvas)

Dead Christ sustained by an angel, 16th century, (oil on canvas)
7129397 Dead Christ sustained by an angel, 16th century, (oil on canvas) by Backer, Jacob de the Elder (1550-71); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

Background imageShroud Collection: Descent from the cross, 16th century (oil on wood)

Descent from the cross, 16th century (oil on wood)
7129517 Descent from the cross, 16th century (oil on wood) by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Descent from the cross)

Background imageShroud Collection: Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1615 circa, (oil on canvas)

Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1615 circa, (oil on canvas)
7130061 Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1615 circa, (oil on canvas) by Borgianni, Orazio (1578-1616); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome

Background imageShroud Collection: Anglo Saxon man in shirt and corpse in shroud. 1796 (engraving)

Anglo Saxon man in shirt and corpse in shroud. 1796 (engraving)
7233740 Anglo Saxon man in shirt and corpse in shroud. 1796 (engraving) by Austrian School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShroud Collection: The Entombment of Christ (oil on panel)

The Entombment of Christ (oil on panel)
XIR418454 The Entombment of Christ (oil on panel) by Huguet, Jaume (1415-92); 73 x 158 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Christ's body placed in the tomb by Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea)

Background imageShroud Collection: The Entombment of Christ, 1699 (oil on copper)

The Entombment of Christ, 1699 (oil on copper)
XIR417013 The Entombment of Christ, 1699 (oil on copper) by Portuguese School, (17th century); 35.5x28.5 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk, France; (add.info.: The burial of Christ;)

Background imageShroud Collection: The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1635 (oil on canvas)

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1635 (oil on canvas)
471196 The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1635 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 114x207 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Background imageShroud Collection: The Trinity (oil on panel)

The Trinity (oil on panel)
3470320 The Trinity (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 152x158 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders, photo Hugo Maertens

Background imageShroud Collection: Christ Showing his Wounds, 1921 (oil on canvas)

Christ Showing his Wounds, 1921 (oil on canvas)
471282 Christ Showing his Wounds, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Woestyne, Gustave van de (1881-1947); 161x137 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageShroud Collection: Exterior panel of the Triptych of Jan Floreins, 1479 (oil on panel)

Exterior panel of the Triptych of Jan Floreins, 1479 (oil on panel)
490181 Exterior panel of the Triptych of Jan Floreins, 1479 (oil on panel) by Memling, Hans (c.1433-94); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490175.); © Art in Flanders

Background imageShroud Collection: The Holy Trinity, 1620 (oil on canvas)

The Holy Trinity, 1620 (oil on canvas)
471262 The Holy Trinity, 1620 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 158x152 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageShroud Collection: The Lamentation over the Dead Christ (oil on canvas)

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ (oil on canvas)
471138 The Lamentation over the Dead Christ (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 56x75.5 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageShroud Collection: The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c. 1629 (oil on canvas)

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c. 1629 (oil on canvas)
471197 The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c.1629 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 114x207 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Background imageShroud Collection: Descent from the Cross (oil on canvas)

Descent from the Cross (oil on canvas)
471261 Descent from the Cross (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) (studio of); 125x92 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageShroud Collection: Epitaph of Jan Michielsen and his wife Maria Maes, 1618 (oil on panel)

Epitaph of Jan Michielsen and his wife Maria Maes, 1618 (oil on panel)
471134 Epitaph of Jan Michielsen and his wife Maria Maes, 1618 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 138x178 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Background imageShroud Collection: Descent from the Cross, c. 1612-14 (oil on panel)

Descent from the Cross, c. 1612-14 (oil on panel)
715412 Descent from the Cross, c.1612-14 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Onze Lieve Vrouwkerk, Antwerp Cathedral, Belgium

Background imageShroud Collection: Modesty Challenged

Modesty Challenged
Ali Khataw

Background imageShroud Collection: Lamentation Over The Dead Christ, c. 1444 (oil on panel)

Lamentation Over The Dead Christ, c. 1444 (oil on panel)
1754842 Lamentation Over The Dead Christ, c.1444 (oil on panel) by Christus, Petrus (c.1410-1475/76); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Lamentation of the Christ)

Background imageShroud Collection: The new mummies of the Guimet Museum, Paris (colour litho)

The new mummies of the Guimet Museum, Paris (colour litho)
3097007 The new mummies of the Guimet Museum, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new mummies of the Guimet Museum, Paris)

Background imageShroud Collection: The legend of the three living men and the three dead men, from the Book of Hours of Charles V

The legend of the three living men and the three dead men, from the Book of Hours of Charles V (vellum)
IND368803 The legend of the three living men and the three dead men, from the Book of Hours of Charles V (vellum) by German School, (15th century); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Background imageShroud Collection: The Dead Who Resurrects (Colour Litho)

The Dead Who Resurrects (Colour Litho)
2778068 The Dead Who Resurrects (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The resurrecting dead)

Background imageShroud Collection: The Dead Christ laid down on his Shroud (detail of mid to upper body), before 1654 (oil on wood)

The Dead Christ laid down on his Shroud (detail of mid to upper body), before 1654 (oil on wood)
897484 The Dead Christ laid down on his Shroud (detail of mid to upper body), before 1654 (oil on wood) by Champaigne, Philippe de (1602-74); 68x197 cm; Louvre, Paris

Background imageShroud Collection: Deathbed, 1886 (oil on canvas)

Deathbed, 1886 (oil on canvas)
XKH223061 Deathbed, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Jessen, Carl Ludwig (1833-1917); 43.3x62.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

Background imageShroud Collection: The episodes of the Battle of Zuscima, the burial at sea of the commander, the battleship Orel

The episodes of the Battle of Zuscima, the burial at sea of the commander, the battleship Orel... (colour litho)
2814793 The episodes of the Battle of Zuscima, the burial at sea of the commander, the battleship Orel... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageShroud Collection: Journal Des Explorateurs De La Jeannette (engraving)

Journal Des Explorateurs De La Jeannette (engraving)
2783072 Journal Des Explorateurs De La Jeannette (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal Des Explorateurs De La Jeannette)

Background imageShroud Collection: Lamentation over dead Christ, c. 1460-64 (oil on panel)

Lamentation over dead Christ, c. 1460-64 (oil on panel)
5310822 Lamentation over dead Christ, c. 1460-64 (oil on panel) by Weyden, Rogier van der (1399-1464); 80.6x130.1 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Background imageShroud Collection: Passion Triptych, the Descent from the Cross, right panel (oil on panel) (see also 345855, 345856)

Passion Triptych, the Descent from the Cross, right panel (oil on panel) (see also 345855, 345856, 345857)
REV345858 Passion Triptych, the Descent from the Cross, right panel (oil on panel) (see also 345855, 345856, 345857) by Goes, Hugo van der (c.1440-82) (studio of); Museo diocesano de Arte Sacro

Background imageShroud Collection: A Phylactery and the Body of a Canon (oil on panel) (see 231774 for recto)

A Phylactery and the Body of a Canon (oil on panel) (see 231774 for recto)
XAV231773 A Phylactery and the Body of a Canon (oil on panel) (see 231774 for recto) by Provost, Jan II (1465-1529); 56.5x43.5 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes

Background imageShroud Collection: Sir Lancelot in the Chapel Perilous, from Stories of the Knights of the Round Table by Henry

Sir Lancelot in the Chapel Perilous, from Stories of the Knights of the Round Table by Henry Gilbert, first edition
STC323602 Sir Lancelot in the Chapel Perilous, from Stories of the Knights of the Round Table by Henry Gilbert, first edition, 1911 (colour litho) by Crane

Background imageShroud Collection: The Trinity, detail of a Renaissance altarpiece (painted and gilded wood)

The Trinity, detail of a Renaissance altarpiece (painted and gilded wood)
REV345867 The Trinity, detail of a Renaissance altarpiece (painted and gilded wood) by Spanish School, (16th century); Monasterio de Santa Maria de San Salvador, Canas, Spain; (add.info.: Trinite)

Background imageShroud Collection: Entombment, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment)

Entombment, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment)
REV326684 Entombment, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment) by Fuente del Saz, Julian (d.1601) & Leon

Background imageShroud Collection: Ms Lat. Q. v. I. 126 f. 70v Raising of Lazarus, from the Book of Hours of Louis d Orleans

Ms Lat. Q. v. I. 126 f. 70v Raising of Lazarus, from the Book of Hours of Louis d Orleans, 1469 (vellum)
XJL197040 Ms Lat. Q.v.I.126 f.70v Raising of Lazarus, from the Book of Hours of Louis d Orleans, 1469 (vellum) by Colombe, Jean (c.1430-c.93); total:225x155 cm; National Library, St

Background imageShroud Collection: Pieta, c. 1750 (oil on canvas)

Pieta, c. 1750 (oil on canvas)
ALM403393 Pieta, c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (18th century); 154.9x99.7 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; © Allen Memorial Art Museum; Mrs. F.F

Background imageShroud Collection: Life of Christ, Christ rising Lazarus from the Dead, preparatory study of tapestry cartoon for

Life of Christ, Christ rising Lazarus from the Dead, preparatory study of tapestry cartoon for the Church Saint-Merri
XIR414561 Life of Christ, Christ rising Lazarus from the Dead, preparatory study of tapestry cartoon for the Church Saint-Merri in Paris

Background imageShroud Collection: The Dead Christ, c. 1510 (oil on panel)

The Dead Christ, c. 1510 (oil on panel)
BAL53488 The Dead Christ, c.1510 (oil on panel) by Basaiti, Marco (1470-1530); 87x69.8 cm; Museum of Fine Arts (Szepmuveszeti) Budapest, Hungary

Background imageShroud Collection: The Dead Christ, 1888 (oil on canvas)

The Dead Christ, 1888 (oil on canvas)
XIR39013 The Dead Christ, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911); 102.5x151 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

Background imageShroud Collection: Ms EAB 664 The Raising of Lazarus, from the Codex Purpureus (vellum) (b / w photo)

Ms EAB 664 The Raising of Lazarus, from the Codex Purpureus (vellum) (b / w photo)
XIR252750 Ms EAB 664 The Raising of Lazarus, from the Codex Purpureus (vellum) (b/w photo) by Byzantine School, (6th century); Museo Diocesano, Rossano

Background imageShroud Collection: Case and mummy in its cerements from Giza, plate XXVI from Ancient Egypt by Samuel Augustus Binion

Case and mummy in its cerements from Giza, plate XXVI from Ancient Egypt by Samuel Augustus Binion
STC468606 Case and mummy in its cerements from Giza, plate XXVI from Ancient Egypt by Samuel Augustus Binion, published 1887 (colour litho) by American School

Background imageShroud Collection: The Deposition (oil on panel)

The Deposition (oil on panel)
SHK332085 The Deposition (oil on panel) by Master of the Hanover Marktkirche Altar, (fl.c.1465-99); 83.2x48.9 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Background imageShroud Collection: Raising of Lazarus (tempera on panel)

Raising of Lazarus (tempera on panel)
REV346193 Raising of Lazarus (tempera on panel) by Master of the Tiburtine Sibyl (fl.c.1480-95); Museo de San Carlos, Mexico City, Mexico; (add.info.: resurrection de Lazare; raised from the dead; )

Background imageShroud Collection: Case and mummy in its cerements from Gizeh, Volume II, plate XXVI from Ancient Egypt by Samuel

Case and mummy in its cerements from Gizeh, Volume II, plate XXVI from Ancient Egypt by Samuel Augustus Binion
STC221883 Case and mummy in its cerements from Gizeh, Volume II, plate XXVI from Ancient Egypt by Samuel Augustus Binion, published 1887 (tinted chromolitho) by American School

Background imageShroud Collection: Dead Christ (polychrome stone)

Dead Christ (polychrome stone)
XIR221104 Dead Christ (polychrome stone) by Fernandez, Gregorio (1576-1636); Cathedral, Segovia, Spain

Background imageShroud Collection: Death, from the Cycle of Human Life, 1906-07 (gouache on paper)

Death, from the Cycle of Human Life, 1906-07 (gouache on paper)
FTB97838 Death, from the Cycle of Human Life, 1906-07 (gouache on paper) by Sartorio, Giulio Aristide (1860-1932); Galleria Internazionale d Arte Moderna, Ca Pesaro, Venice




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The shroud, a mysterious and enigmatic relic that has captivated the world for centuries. From the Turin Shroud Face of 1934 to the intricate details found in the Chiesa della SS. Annunziata church in Turin, this ancient cloth holds secrets that continue to baffle experts. One cannot mention the shroud without delving into its most famous association - Jesus Christ himself. The Shroud of Turin, believed by many to be his burial cloth, is an object of intense fascination and debate. Its presence in Paris, France further adds to its allure as it stands as a tangible connection between Europe's history and religious beliefs. But the shroud's intrigue extends beyond religious symbolism. It intertwines with tales of ghostly apparitions like The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase or John Dee and Edward Kelly summoning the Dead from a History of Magic. These haunting stories only deepen our curiosity about what lies beneath this ethereal veil. Artistic interpretations also play their part in shaping our perception of the shroud. The Veiled Christ sculpture from 1753 showcases marble craftsmanship at its finest while leaving us wondering about its inspiration and meaning. As we explore these various references to "shrouds, " we are reminded that they serve as reminders of humanity's eternal quest for answers - whether through faith, historical exploration, or artistic expression. In museums such as Von Erlach Holy Shroud Prayerbook or churches like Chiesa della SS. Annunziata in Turin, Piedmont, Italy; fragments of truth are carefully preserved within each delicate fiber. The journey through these hints leads us on an odyssey where Penelope waits faithfully for her long-lost love while Gorguet watches over them both with silent wisdom. Intricate yet elusive, sacred yet mysterious –the shrouds hold within them countless untold stories waiting patiently to be unraveled.