This exhibition marks the first time that an internationally unique collection has been assembled in one place featuring the St. Luke Madonna paintings (Aracoeli Madonnas) and veronica images (veronica – a true representation of the face of Jesus, made without human hands) created in the 14th century for St. Vitus Cathedral. Together with this ensemble, paintings and sculptures portraying the Virgin and Child are on display that have been preserved either in the cathedral or elsewhere.
This exhibition marks the first time that an internationally unique collection has been assembled in one place featuring the St. Luke Madonna paintings (Aracoeli Madonnas) and veronica images (veronica – a true representation of the face of Jesus, made without human hands) created in the 14th century for St. Vitus Cathedral. Together with this ensemble, paintings and sculptures portraying the Virgin and Child are on display that have been preserved either in the cathedral or elsewhere.