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Source Description
These exquisite panels form a group called a "Deesis" ("prayer" or "entreaty"), in which Christ is flanked by the Virgin and John the Baptist, who plead with him for mercy on behalf of humankind. Although the arrangement and choice of figures are Byzantine in origin, the simple and almost melancholy style of the painting identifies the artist as Russian. The three panels originally had revetments of chiselled gold or silver which covered their white unpainted background.
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Document identity
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34661
label
Three-Panel Icon with the ""Deesis""
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Source metadata
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34661
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title
Three-Panel Icon with the ""Deesis""
description
These exquisite panels form a group called a "Deesis" ("prayer" or "entreaty"), in which Christ is flanked by the Virgin and John the Baptist, who plead with him for mercy on behalf of humankind. Although the arrangement and choice of figures are Byzantine in origin, the simple and almost melancholy style of the painting identifies the artist as Russian. The three panels originally had revetments of chiselled gold or silver which covered their white unpainted background.
provenance
Alexandre Polovtsoff (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Polovtsov), Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
16th century (early Modern)
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CC0
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en
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icons
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
31.1
height
25.8
depth
2.1
dimensionsRaw
12 1/4 x 10 3/16 x 13/16 in. (31.1 x 25.8 x 2.1 cm)
Source extras
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Russian
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6214
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BYZ
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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