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Source Description
The outside of this small pectoral diptych icon is decorated with flowers and a cross. The inside contains on one side an image of the Virgin and Child flanked by two worshipers and on the other an image of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker flanked by Christ and the Virgin.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
14589
label
Diptych with the Virgin and Child and Saint Nicholas
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
14589
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Diptych with the Virgin and Child and Saint Nicholas
description
The outside of this small pectoral diptych icon is decorated with flowers and a cross. The inside contains on one side an image of the Virgin and Child flanked by two worshipers and on the other an image of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker flanked by Christ and the Virgin.
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
diptychs
pendants
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.5
height
5.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 x D: 2 3/16 in. (2.5 x 5.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
dynasty
House of Romanov
med
bronze
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3151af458f875d95