Francisco de Zurbarán
Veil of Veronica

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Artist Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664)Spanish, 1598–1664

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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Department

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object Type

PAINTING

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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