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triptych
Object Type
icon
triptych
Museum number
OA.297
Description
Wood icon triptych of three painted panels; left panel, four Early Church Fathers, each with a Greek inscription, looking left and with their right hands raised in the gesture of benediction; from left to right: Sts Spyridon, Gregory the Theologian, Basil the Great and John Chrysostom; middle panel; Christ enthroned with the Virgin on the right and John on the left; above the archangels Michael and Gabriel; right panel, four soldier saints looking right, wearing curiasses and claoks and holding long spears, each with a Greek inscription; from left to right: Sts George, Theodore Stratilates, Demetrius and Pantoleon.
Production date
18thC
Production place
Made in:
Russia (Europe)
Materials
wood
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
8.90 centimetres
(max)
Width:
8.40 centimetres
(max)
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
soldier
saint/martyr
new testament
angel
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
St Gregory the Great
Representation of:
St Basil the Great
Representation of:
St John Chrysostom
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
St John the Baptist (Prodromos)
Representation of:
Archangel Michael
Representation of:
Archangel Gabriel
Representation of:
St George
Representation of:
St Theodore Stratelates
Representation of:
St Demetrios
Representation of:
St Pantaleon (?)
Named in inscription & portrayed:
St Spyridon
Named in inscription & portrayed:
St Gregory of Nazianus
Named in inscription & portrayed:
St Basil the Great
Named in inscription & portrayed:
St John Chrysostom
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Jesus Christ
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Virgin Mary
Named in inscription & portrayed:
St John the Evangelist
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Archangel Michael
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Archangel Gabriel
Named in inscription & portrayed:
St George
Named in inscription & portrayed:
St Theodore
Named in inscription & portrayed:
St Demetrios
Acquisition notes
Formerly in the collection of Lt. Gen. Fox Pitt Rivers (d. 1900)
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
OA.297