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Source Description
The "plashchnitsa" (Greek "epitaphios") is an altar cloth that was brought out for special veneration on Good Friday, the feast day of the Crucifixion. At the center, the dead Christ is depicted on an altar-like table beneath a six-winged cherub. To the left and right, two "angels of the Lord" are shown with "rhipidia," or ceremonial fans usually held by deacons during the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. The inscription around the border contains verses from the Good Friday service.
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Document identity
localId
37090
label
Altar Cloth
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
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37090
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Altar Cloth
description
The "plashchnitsa" (Greek "epitaphios") is an altar cloth that was brought out for special veneration on Good Friday, the feast day of the Crucifixion. At the center, the dead Christ is depicted on an altar-like table beneath a six-winged cherub. To the left and right, two "angels of the Lord" are shown with "rhipidia," or ceremonial fans usually held by deacons during the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. The inscription around the border contains verses from the Good Friday service.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Textiles
altar cloths
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
67.8
height
83.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 26 11/16 × W: 32 11/16 in. (67.8 × 83.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
inscriptions
[Transcription] Во гробѣ с плотию
во адѣ же сь д(у)шею / iако Б(о)гъ
в раи же с ра(з)боиником
/ и на престолѣ был еси
Хр(и)сте
со Ѡтцем и Д(у)хом
/ и всѧ исполнiaѧ Неωписанныи; [Translation] In the grave bodily
in Hades with Thy soul
though Thou art God; in Paradise with the thief; and on the Throne with the Father and the Spirit was Thou who fillest all things
O Christ the Uncircumscribable! (from the Matins of Easter Sunday).
dynasty
House of Romanov
med
silk, gold, pearls
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6214
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BYZ
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69
563
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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3663887196975243
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no
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2
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photo
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538a48a2cc637a28
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no
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no