![]() Some of its details can be only seen up close. It is made from a latex and silicone alloy and incorporates real human hair. ![]() They employed a hyperrealist technique in which all the details that appear in the Shroud are reproduced on the sculpture, which is 179 centimetres tall (almost 5ft 9in) and weighs 75 kilos (165lbs). However, the Gospel of John says strips of linen were used.Īccording to exhibition curator, Alvaro Blanco, a team of experts, which included artists as well as those specialising in special effects and forensics, helped to create the three-dimensional reconstruction of the body based on what can be detected in the Turin Shroud. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke state that Joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Jesus in a piece of linen cloth and placed it in a new tomb. It is the culmination of 15 years of research into the Shroud of Turin, a linen burial cloth of woven twill measuring 430 x 110 cm. Organisers hope it will eventually visit all continents of the world. ![]() ‘The Mystery Man’ was displayed in recent months at Salamanca Cathedral in Spain. The decades of the Rosary focus on the mystery of Christ or an incident in the life of Jesus, and are divided into the Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous and Glorious Mysteries. In theology, mystery is a religious belief based on divine revelation, especially one regarded as beyond human understanding. ![]() Mystery, the dictionary explains, is something difficult or impossible to understand. The title of the exhibition, ‘The Mystery Man’, is replete with symbolism. Others can’t even look at it.” Blanca Ruiz Antón is the public relations person overseeing an exhibition showcasing a unique reconstruction of the man in the Shroud of Turin, which is believed to have wrapped the body of Jesus after his crucifixion and death. Coronavirus guidelines, such as social distancing and the wearing of face masks, are required.“I HAVE seen people burst into tears when they see the body. Those who wish to take a free guided tour are asked to schedule their visit at least two days in advance. The exposition will run until September 26. This place of ours, where culture and hospital care find synthesis, could not therefore be morally and scientifically more suitable to host this exhibition. The museum, which boasts a section dedicated to the history of medicine, explains that the exhibit will use the curator’s expertise to explain “the excruciating humanity of this death,” and how much Jesus would have suffered during the Crucifixion: The Shroud is also a true icon of pain it is a gift to try to understand the incomprehensible suffering of the sick, of the terminally ill, of the dying. Read more: Watch the live-streaming of the Holy Shroud of Turin here The guides explain that the scientific three-dimensional reconstruction of the body wrapped in the Shroud reveals a concordance between the scriptures and the way in which the body was wrapped, which could suggest the authenticity of the Shroud. The exhibit will also feature relics of the Passion of Jesus, the first photographic negatives of the Shroud of Turin, and the icon of the Mandylion.Įach Friday, the museum will hold free guided tours of the exhibition, which will take visitors through the Shroud’s history. On the Museum of the Scuola Grande di San Marco website, the exhibition was announced this way: We announce the opening of the exhibition “The Christ of the Shroud,” on the anatomical study made by Sergio Rodella of the imprint left by the body of Jesus on his funeral sheet, which joins the numerous studies that, for over a century, the most disparate disciplines (photography, forensic medicine, biology, botany, chemistry, digital technology, numismatics, etc.) continue to dedicate to this precious cloth.
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