Name/Title
Sixth Station of the Cross: Veronica Wipes the Face of JesusEntry/Object ID
1994.6.1Description
19th-c. American oil painting of the Sixth Station of the Cross in an oak frame with an oak keystone at the top incised with the Roman numeral VI. This is part of a set of paintings that were originally made for St. Boniface Church, Philadelphia, a German-national parish. As the German-American Catholic community moved farther north, the paintings were moved to St. Henry’s Church, Philadelphia in 1916, where they remained until the church closed in 1993.Made/Created
Date made
1887Time Period
19th CenturyDimensions
Dimension Description
ImageHeight
34-1/8 inWidth
28 inDimension Description
FrameHeight
48 inWidth
37 inInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Credit LineLabel
Gift of Carmen R. Croce, '71