Speaking to the Messenger of Saint Anthony, Blanca Ruiz Antón said that her personal experience on seeing the reconstructed body was one of shock. Many visitors find it both astonishing and emotional. The last room is dedicated to the Lamb of God or the Mystery Man – the culmination of which is the model of the body of Jesus, according to the data offered by the Shroud.
The influence exerted by the image of the man in the Shroud on those artistic works down the centuries. A faint part-image of the body was found on the back of the shroud in 2004.Įlsewhere the exhibition looks at how the Shroud has been studied by forensic experts, chemists, theologians and other researchers fascinated by its enigma and representations of the image of Christ corresponding to different historical periods. Following that recent tragedy, thirty patches were removed from the cloth as well as the backing of the cloth, making it possible to photograph the reverse side of the cloth, which had been hidden from view. This room takes the visitor on a journey through the relic’s history, from its discovery through to the fire of April 1997 that almost destroyed it. Room 3 looks at the first documented reference to the burial cloth. Archaeological items and replicas from the era provide a historical context. After being flagellated and crowned with thorns, Jesus was nailed to the cross on which he died. Other rooms explore the passion and death of Jesus. The first room covers the story of Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure in Christianity, as well as the countless ways the image of Jesus has been represented during the course of history.
Alvaro Blanco explains, “As you get closer, as you see the pores, the hairs, that is when it becomes completely real.” 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. “I HAVE seen people burst into tears when they see the body.
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