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Source Description
The smaller fragment (37.2751C) shows Christ as High Priest clad in episcopal vestments, blessing the bishop saints Basil of Caesarea, John Chrysostom (37.2751A), Gregory of Nazianzus, and Nicholas (37.2751B). The three pieces, now separate, once formed part of a two-winged door in the center of an iconostasis, the woodcarved and painted inner wall that separates the altar from the nave in Eastern Orthodox churches. Judging from other similar pieces, the missing part of the doors would have contained an image of the Annunciation. The style suggests that the paintings are the work of Paul Hierographos, active on Cyprus in the mid 17th century.
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Document identity
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28228
label
Fragments from Iconostasis Doors
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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28228
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Fragments from Iconostasis Doors
description
The smaller fragment (37.2751C) shows Christ as High Priest clad in episcopal vestments, blessing the bishop saints Basil of Caesarea, John Chrysostom (37.2751A), Gregory of Nazianzus, and Nicholas (37.2751B). The three pieces, now separate, once formed part of a two-winged door in the center of an iconostasis, the woodcarved and painted inner wall that separates the altar from the nave in Eastern Orthodox churches. Judging from other similar pieces, the missing part of the doors would have contained an image of the Annunciation. The style suggests that the paintings are the work of Paul Hierographos, active on Cyprus in the mid 17th century.
provenance
Markides family, Cyprus, by inheritance; Mr. Michael Markides, Nicosia, Cyprus, and Catonsville, Maryland, 1951, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by gift.
date
17th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
doors
icons
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
84
height
46.5
depth
6.5
dimensionsRaw
H of panel A: 33 1/16 x W: 18 5/16 x D: 2 9/16 in. (84 x 46.5 x 6.5 cm); H of panel B: 32 1/2 x W: 16 15/16 x D: 1 3/4 in. (82.5 x 43 x 4.5 cm); H of panel C: 15 9/16 x W: 11 13/16 in. (39.5 x 30 cm)
style
Post-Byzantine
Source extras
cul
Orthodox Eastern
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
RelatedObjects
15454
med
tempera on carved panel
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6485
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BYZ
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none
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