A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1872)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 327
.There are two quite dif-ferent legends concerningthis saint. The mostancient relates that shewas the woman whowas healed by touchingChrists garment, andthat she greatly desireda picture of his face.She first took a cloth toSt. Luke and he painteda picture that both heand Veronica ihoujiht tobe… … ^-C^ (Andrea Sacchi.) St. Veronica. Then he told her to go to her houseand prepare him a meal, and before the day ended he would cometo her. Veronica did this joyfully, and when Christ came he firstdesired water to wash. Veronica gave him this with a cloth whereonto wipe. He pressed the coth to his…
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