This gold thread-embroidered veil was created to adorn the sculpture of the Virgin Mary in the church of the Hermandad de los Afligidos in the village of Santa Marí. Francisco used ancient gold-thread embroidery techniques and his own designs to decorate the veil.
Francisco grew up in the humble neighborhood of Cerro del Aguila, Seville. A devout Catholic, during a service he realised the Virgin never changed he ...
