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Source Description
This small-scale Byzantine icon depicts a half-length figure of the Virgin holding the Christ child. When the icon was mounted in its present frame by a German artist in the 14th century, it was considered to be an authentic portrait painted by Saint Luke. This claim, made in an inscription on the frame, is further emphasized by the ox, Saint Luke’s symbol, engraved on the frame’s reverse.
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Document identity
localId
128824
label
Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa" and Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke on the back
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object
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Source metadata
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128824
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object
title
Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa" and Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke on the back
description
This small-scale Byzantine icon depicts a half-length figure of the Virgin holding the Christ child. When the icon was mounted in its present frame by a German artist in the 14th century, it was considered to be an authentic portrait painted by Saint Luke. This claim, made in an inscription on the frame, is further emphasized by the ox, Saint Luke’s symbol, engraved on the frame’s reverse.
date
pendant 1100s; frame mid-1300s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60740166
genreSpecific
Glyptic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.); Chain: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)
cul
Byzantium (pendant); Germany, Aachen (frame), Byzantine period, 12th century (pendant); Byzantine period, 14th century (frame)
accession
1951.445
Source extras
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steatite, gilt silver, pearls
tombstone
Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa" and Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke on the back, pendant 1100s; frame mid-1300s. Byzantium (pendant); Germany, Aachen (frame), Byzantine period, 12th century (pendant); Byzantine period, 14th century (frame). Steatite, gilt silver, pearls; overall: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.); chain: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.445
collection
MED - Byzantine
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 40
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 40
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 42
citation
Winter, Patrick M. de. “The Sacral Treasure of the Guelphs.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 72, no. 1 (March 1985): 2–160.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 20, fig. 14
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 76-77, no. 20
citation
Bagnoli, Martina. <em>Treasures of heaven: saints, relics, and devotion in medieval Europe</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2010.
page_number
Reproduced: cat. no. 114, p. 199 - 200
citation
Fajt, Jiří. <em>Emperor Charles IV: 1316-2016 : Exhibition Guide : National Gallery in Prague - Waldstein Riding School, 15 May - 25 September 2016, Charles University in Prague - Karolinum, Cloister, 14 May - 31 August 2016.</em> Prague : National Gallery, 2016.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 56; Reproduced: p. 57
citation
Fajt, Jiří, and Markus Hörsch, eds.<em> Kaiser Karl IV., 1316-2016: erste Bayerisch-Tschechische Landesausstellung : Ausstellungskatalog</em>. Praha: Národní Galerie v Praze, 2016.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 366-367; Reproduced: p. 366, fig. 6.4
citation
Zchomelidse, Nino. "Liminal Phenomena: Framing Medieval Cult Images with Relics and Words." <em>Viator</em>. 47, no. 3 (2016): 243-296.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 264-265; Reproduced: p. 290, fig. 21
citation
Ciulisová, Ingrid. Charles of Luxembourg and His Gemstones. First edition. Prague: Academia, 2024.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 119; reproduced: p. 121, fig. 14
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:39:24.612000
sourceId
128824
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Byzantine
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steatite, gilt silver, pearls
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1
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0
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photo
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