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accession number:	2020.228
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.228
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Coffret with Woodcut of Saint Veronica's Vernicle, Coffret: c. 1515; Woodcut: c. 1509. Woodcuts by Hans Burgkmair the Elder (German, 1473–1531). Wood, leather, iron, textile, woodcut with stenciled coloring; overall: 28 x 18.5 x 10 cm (11 x 7 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.); sheet with print: 29 x 19 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2020.228

title:				Coffret with Woodcut of Saint Veronica's Vernicle
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creation date:			Coffret: c. 1515; Woodcut: c. 1509
creation date earliest:		1504
creation date latest:		1520
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Coffret: France, probably Paris; Woodcut: Germany, Augsburg
technique:	Wood, leather, iron, textile, woodcut with stenciled coloring
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Hans Burgkmair the Elder (German, 1473–1531)  - printed by
German painter, printmaker, and draftsman,1473-1531
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measurements: Overall: 28 x 18.5 x 10 cm (11 x 7 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Sheet with print: 29 x 19 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	SALVE. XPI. EFFIGIES. SACERRI[M]A
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	André (b. 1927) and Marie-Thérèse Jammes, Paris France
	date: ?-2007
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	(Pierre Bergé & Associates, Paris France, 7 November 2007, lot 28)
	date: 2007
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	(Les Enluminures, Chicago, IL, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2007-2020
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2020-
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fun fact:
A secret compartment on the top lid of this coffer may have held a relic, consecrated host, or valuable document.

digital description:
This remarkable object is thought to have functioned as a traveling case to keep small valuables and books, as well as a provisional altar. Made in France around 1515, the interior lid is affixed with a devotional woodcut made in Germany, imported, and colored for the purpose. Featuring an image of the veil of St. Veronica, the text at the bottom of the woodcut guides the user in prayer to the holy image of Christ’s face which has been miraculously imprinted on the veil, an action that held promise of indulgences (a reduction in one’s punishment for sins). Presumably, the owner carried the box on a journey, retrieved a prayer book from inside, and propped it open in order to practice daily prayers.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Pierre Bergé &amp; associés. <em>Vente: collection Marie-Thérèse et André Jammes - coffrets de messagers, images du Moyen Âge et traditions populaires.</em> Paris: Pierre Bergé &amp; associés, 2007.
	page number: 	no. 28
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.228/2020.228_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.228/2020.228_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.228/2020.228_full.tif