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Source Description
This icon represents the seven sacred events associated with the days of the week: the Resurrection (Sunday); the assembly of the archangels (Monday); the beheading of John the Baptist (Tuesday); the Annunciation (Wednesday); Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet (Thursday); the Crucifixion (Friday); and the Second Coming (Saturday). The saints, including kings, bishops, apostles, martyrs, monks, and nuns, are gathered below Christ to praise him and await his judgement. The Savior holds an open book with the words "Come, O blessed of [my father]" (Matthew 25:34).
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Document identity
localId
25828
label
Seven Days of the Week
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
25828
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Seven Days of the Week
description
This icon represents the seven sacred events associated with the days of the week: the Resurrection (Sunday); the assembly of the archangels (Monday); the beheading of John the Baptist (Tuesday); the Annunciation (Wednesday); Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet (Thursday); the Crucifixion (Friday); and the Second Coming (Saturday). The saints, including kings, bishops, apostles, martyrs, monks, and nuns, are gathered below Christ to praise him and await his judgement. The Savior holds an open book with the words "Come, O blessed of [my father]" (Matthew 25:34).
provenance
Alexandre Polovtsoff (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Polovtsov), Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
16th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
icons
enamels
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31
height
26
depth
3.6
dimensionsRaw
12 3/16 x 10 1/4 x 1 7/16 in. (31 x 26 x 3.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
med
tempera on wood, silver filigree, enamel
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
69
563
3423
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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no
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photo
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no
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no