vera icon (English)

Japanese: vera icon(英語表記)veraicon
vera icon (English)

…According to another legend, when she wiped away the blood and sweat of Jesus on the way to Golgotha ​​with the linen handkerchief she was wearing, the face of Jesus remained on the cloth. The word Veronica means both the name of this woman and the image of Jesus on the cloth, and is said to be derived from the Latin vera icon (meaning true likeness). In artworks, she is depicted spreading a cloth with the face of Christ (Memling's Veronica) or wiping Jesus' face. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "vera icon" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また別の伝説によれば,ゴルゴタの丘への〈十字架の道行〉途上のイエスの血と汗を,みずからかぶっていた亜麻の手巾(しゆきん)でぬぐったところ,その布にイエスの顔が残ったという。〈ベロニカ〉という言葉は,この女性の名前と,布に写ったイエスの肖像の両方を意味しており,ラテン語の〈ウェラ・イコンvera icon〉(〈真の似姿〉の意)から派生したといわれる。美術作品では,キリストの顔のある布を広げていたり(メムリンク《ベロニカ》),イエスの顔をぬぐう場面などが描かれる。…

※「vera icon」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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