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The Holy Shroud

The Holy Shroud
(Suaire)
 (1928)

Medium
oil on paper on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1951
© Georges Rouault/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on paper on canvas
Measurements
74.2 × 51.4 cm
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.r.: G Rouault
Accession Number
2884-4
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1951
© Georges Rouault/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
burials deaths heads (representations) Jesus Christ (Christian character) outlines (linear form) shrouds

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