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Source Description
This image of the Virgin is the left panel of the triptych Deesis, a composition in which Christ is flanked by intercessors, chiefly his mother and John the Baptist. Here the Virgin turns toward what was once an image of Christ (compare Walters 44.375). On the reverse of the icon, on what would be the outside of the folded triptych, is a cross with the symbols of the four evangelists and a panorama of the city of Jerusalem.
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Document identity
localId
20680
label
Virgin from a Triptych with the Deesis
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
20680
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Virgin from a Triptych with the Deesis
description
This image of the Virgin is the left panel of the triptych Deesis, a composition in which Christ is flanked by intercessors, chiefly his mother and John the Baptist. Here the Virgin turns toward what was once an image of Christ (compare Walters 44.375). On the reverse of the icon, on what would be the outside of the folded triptych, is a cross with the symbols of the four evangelists and a panorama of the city of Jerusalem.
provenance
[Purchased in Russia]; George Way Williams, Detroit, Michigan, 1919-1920, by purchase; Mrs. J. Henry Dasenbrook, Baltimore, ca. 1980, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by gift.
date
19th century (Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
icons
triptychs
reliefs
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.5
height
13.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 15/16 x W: 5 3/16 in. (12.5 x 13.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
dynasty
House of Romanov
med
bronze
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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