Statue of the Shroud of Turin
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ARTWORK
Type:
sculpture
Keywords:
archaeology / history / reconstruction / religion / research / sculpture
Creation Date:
1990
Description:
The Shroud of Turin has been kept in the "royal chapel" of the Cathedral in Turin since 1578. It is on public display only in special and extraordinary cases. On a 436x110 cm linen sheet appears an optically negative picture, which resembles the imprint of the front and back of the naked body of a tormented and crucified man. In spite of intensive research, the physical and chemical origins of the picture are unknow. The real question that continues to divide both the scientific world an the public as large is the following: does the shroud represent the actual imprint of Jesusís body? (...) (László Víz)
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Original Title (Hungarian):
A torinói lepel szobra
Additional Information:
Plaster, polyethylene, silkscreen, 240x50x40 cm.
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