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Source Description
Fitted with two rings for suspension, a hook, and a hasp, this small icon can be closed and hung round one's neck as a token of piety and divine protection. Open, it can be used as a prayer image. Christ and two bishop saints, most probably Nicholas of Myra and Blaise of Sebaste, bless the viewer with their right hands. The Savior holds an open book with the words "Come to me, all you that are weary" (Matthew 12:28).
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Document identity
localId
1349
label
Triptych Icon of Christ, Saint Nicholas, and Saint Blaise
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
1349
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Triptych Icon of Christ, Saint Nicholas, and Saint Blaise
description
Fitted with two rings for suspension, a hook, and a hasp, this small icon can be closed and hung round one's neck as a token of piety and divine protection. Open, it can be used as a prayer image. Christ and two bishop saints, most probably Nicholas of Myra and Blaise of Sebaste, bless the viewer with their right hands. The Savior holds an open book with the words "Come to me, all you that are weary" (Matthew 12:28).
provenance
Purchased by Alexandre Polovtsoff (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Polovtsov), Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
17th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
triptychs
icons
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.5
height
18
depth
1.9
dimensionsRaw
2 15/16 x 7 1/16 x 3/4 in. (7.5 x 18 x 1.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
dynasty
House of Romanov
med
tempera on wood, mercury-gilded copper alloy, and filigree enamel
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
956
3423
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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a37df107de352adc
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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bcc67554c71de720
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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8037ea043bdd4b91
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no
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no