GERMANY or EASTERN FRANCE circa 1600 Saint Veronica. Important carved limewood subject Height Height : 89cm A few missing pieces and traces of polychromy. Note: The face is of great finesse, the nose long, the half-open mouth reveals part of the teeth, she wears the wimple, the cape is pleated on the top of her forehead and connected by a circular button on the top of her chest. In her hands, she holds the veil with which Jesus Christ wiped his face and on which the imprint of his Holy Face was miraculously imprinted, hence the belief in Veronica's veil.