Carrying of the Cross, from Passion of Christ

<p>Christ sinks, exhausted, to the ground during the forced march to his execution on Calvary. Saint Veronica kneels at the ready with a cloth to wipe his face during this brief respite from carrying his own cross. The resulting contact relic was said to create a kind of print with an impression of Christ’s countenance (also appearing in the <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/93091">title page</a> of the series) that possessed healing powers.</p>