Attributed to PEDRO MILLÁN (Seville, XVI century). "Christ". Polychrome clay. Measurements: 24 x 31 x 15 cm. Polychrome terracotta sculpture representing the face of Christ. The piece stands out for its contained emotionality that is appreciated especially in the gesture. The closed eyelids and the half-open mouth added to the serenity show us the last breath of Jesus. The iconography of the work is doubtful, since the crown indicates that it is a moment of the Passion, although it could also be the representation of the Holy Face that has its origin in the episode that occurred during the Passion of Christ, when on the way to Calvary a woman took off her veil to dry the face of the Messiah with it. The image of the face of Jesus Christ was imprinted on the linen handkerchief, and it was miraculously preserved through the centuries, becoming an object of worship. The woman would later be called Veronica, whose etymology derives from the Latin "verum" (true) and the Greek "eikon" (image). The Holy Face is one of the most famous relics of Christianity, described for the first time in 1137. Stylistically, Pedro Millán's work preserves slight echoes of the Gothic style, although in his sculpture the precepts of the Renaissance predominate. His work was characterized to a great extent by a mastery of terracotta modeling as can be seen in works such as the Burial of Christ in the Museum of Fine Arts in Seville or the Crying over Christ in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.