Miniature Iconostasis, with Scenes from the Life of Christ

ca. 1700 (Early Modern)

42.1 cm 68.2 cm 11.8 cm

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The central part of this three-panel painting reproduces the wooden icon screen ("iconostasis") that stands in front of the altar in Orthodox churches. Small in size and easily portable, the piece was used for personal devotions. Its imitation of monumental church decoration r...

Drawing

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4682
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drawing
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stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
George Robinson Harding, London, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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language
en
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1
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source
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style
style
Post-Byzantine
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