The Sudarium Held by One Angel, 1516, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 7 1/4 x 5 3/16 in. ( x cm) (plate), Etching on iron, Germany, 16th century, This unusual print, done while Albrecht Dürer was experimenting with the looseness of the etched line, captures the trembling, visionary state people aspired to reach through prayer. Christ's face is barely discernible on the wafting Sudarium, which in legend was imprinted when Veronica wiped Christ's brow.

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