Description in Icons, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2004, cat. no. 89:
The Saviour "Not Made by Human Hands"
Late 16th-early 17th century
NMI 81

Wood: Pine (Pinus sp.), egg tempera
on canvas. Panel made of single board
with two splines inlaid from opposite
sides; back painted black.

Inscriptions a t.: A) Two paper labels
with printed text in French: 1. A la
Vieille Russie, 18 Fg St. Honoré, Paris; 2.
5. La Sainte Face (Saint Sauveur Acheiropoetas
– Mokraya Brada) / Première
moitié du XVIe siècle; B) Wax seal with
coat of arms.

PROVENANCE: A la Vieille Russie, Paris;
Olof Aschberg; Gift of O. Aschberg 1933
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Kjellin 1933, no 81; Kjellin
1956, p 177
CONSERVATION: Restored prior to entering
NM: heavily restored and repainted in
early 20th century except for parts of the
face. Surface heavily abraded, with paint
losses; minor damage to the wood along the
outer edges; darkened varnish
This variant of the Mandylion, with
the outermost tip of the beard forked, is
known in popular tradition as “Christ
of the Wet Beard” (Mokraya brada).1

1 Cf. cat. no 49.
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