Francisco de Zurbarán
Veil of Veronica

CultureSpanish
Titles
  • Veil of Veronica
  • Veil of Saint Veronica
Date1630s
PlaceSpain
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 42 1/4 × 31 1/4 in. (107.3 × 79.4 cm)
Frame: 52 1/4 × 41 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (132.7 × 104.8 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1980.9
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
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ProvenanceCollection Count Casa Gonzalez, 1889; [Christie’s, London, October 28, 1977, no. 129]; [Trafalgar Galleries, London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1980.
Exhibition History"Visual Deception," Nagoya City Art Museum, Japan, April 11–June7, 2009; The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan; June13–August 16, 2009; Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe, Japan, August 25–November 3, 2009.

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