Once the Mandylion tetrádiplon (probably the image of Edessa, or the Shroud, folded into eight faces) was opened in Constantinople, an extraordinary discovery was made: the precious effigy did not concern only the face, but the whole body of Christ. Following this opening, some of the most typical sacred representations of the twelfth century were born: the Imago Pietatis (half-length Jesus who, although dead, rises … Continua a leggere DISCOVERING THE SHROUD – 36. Imago Pietatis, Epitáfios, Byzantine curve (and Veronica)