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Source Description
The inscriptions on these two icons identify the saints portrayed there as Cyril and John, both bishops of Alexandria. The misspelled epithet of Saint Cyril and the crude painting style suggests provincial origin. The pair of thin, narrow panels was probably part of a portable iconostasis (similar to Walters 37.625), where the figures belonged to an extended Deesis. The center of Deesis compositions is always occupied by Christ the Ruler of All, seated on a throne and flanked, in this case on adjoining panels, by the Virgin, John the Baptist, and then other saints, with the holiest figures placed closest to Christ.
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Document identity
localId
687
label
St. John the Almsgiver and St. Cyril of Alexandria
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
687
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
St. John the Almsgiver and St. Cyril of Alexandria
description
The inscriptions on these two icons identify the saints portrayed there as Cyril and John, both bishops of Alexandria. The misspelled epithet of Saint Cyril and the crude painting style suggests provincial origin. The pair of thin, narrow panels was probably part of a portable iconostasis (similar to Walters 37.625), where the figures belonged to an extended Deesis. The center of Deesis compositions is always occupied by Christ the Ruler of All, seated on a throne and flanked, in this case on adjoining panels, by the Virgin, John the Baptist, and then other saints, with the holiest figures placed closest to Christ.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
16th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
icons
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35.7
height
10.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 1/16 x W: 4 1/4 in. (35.7 x 10.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
dynasty
Rurikid Dynasty
med
tempera on panel
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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f386efd0ccac816b
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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4f427678073092d5
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no
hasDescription
no