[Talisker]

And what, exactly, did Giotto use to brown one side of the fibers, and not the other, without pigment or charring, to make an image with complete 3D information that is anatomically correct down to the direction of blood flow before and after the body was taken down?

[panzerkamphwageneinz]

Giotto put the bilorubin in the blood as well?

[SeekAndFind]

Well, Professor Bruno Barberis, director of the Shroud Museum, said:

‘I think the theory is ridiculous.
‘His claim that Giotto made the Shroud are not very convincing to me and as far as we are concerned it was not made by an artistic method. Many people claim to have seen Greek and Hebrew writing in the Shroud but it’s never been proven.

‘We believe that the image on the Shroud was made by the body of a man who was tortured and then crucified - however there are still many tests that need to be carried out to prove one way or another what it’s origins are.’

[treetopsandroofs]

Perhaps some sort of batik, coating the other side with something resistant to the browning process?

[Blood of Tyrants]

I have always wondered about the face because the bible says that the cloth that covered the face was folded and laid in the place of the head. The folded cloth signifies that the person is not finished and is coming back.

[Swordmaker]

Another Art "expert" claims the Shroud is a forgery, this time by Giotto, created in 1315, coinciding with the carbon dating (ignoring that has now been falsified) — PING!

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[Alberta's Child]

Good post. I think Post #310 from this old thread captures the most compelling arguments in support of the Shroud's authenticity:

Shroud of Turin: Old as Jesus?