Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Face of Christ on St. Veronica's Cloth

Face of Christ on St. Veronica's Cloth, Claude Mellan, 1649

This remarkable engraving by 17th century French engraver and painter Claude Mellan consists of a single spiral line!

Beginning on the tip of the nose, the line spirals outward, its passages of increasing or decreasing thickness defining the darks and lights of the image.

Image and info via lines and colors.

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