File:Byzantine - Triptych Icon of the Virgin and Child with Saints - Walters 71158 - Front Open.jpg
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Triptych Icon of the Virgin and Child with Saints
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Anonymous (Byzantine Empire) |
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| Title |
Triptych Icon of the Virgin and Child with Saints |
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English: The center of this exquisite triptych (three-paneled icon) shows the Virgin holding the Christ Child and pointing toward him with her right hand. This portrait type of the Virgin is known as "Hodegetria," named after a famous icon in the Hodegon monastery in Constantinople, believed in the Middle Ages to have been painted by Saint Luke the Evangelist. On the wings, two pairs of unnamed saints pay homage to the Virgin and Child. Barely visible traces of pigment and gold remain on this triptych, indicating that it was once brightly colored. The panels of the triptych were cut down at some point, and the wings and central section do not align perfectly, suggesting that this object might be the result of two earlier pieces being joined together. |
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| Date | 10th century (Middle Ages) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | ivory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall height: 12 cm (4.7 in); width: 23.4 cm (9.2 in); depth: 0.9 cm (0.3 in); Proper left panel: height: 10.9 cm (4.2 in); width: 5.6 cm (2.2 in); depth: 0.5 cm (0.1 in); Middle panel: height: 12 cm (4.7 in); width: 11.6 cm (4.5 in); depth: 0.9 cm (0.3 in); Proper right panel: height: 11 cm (4.3 in); width: 5.7 cm (2.2 in); depth: 0.5 cm (0.1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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71.158 |
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| Place of creation | Constantinople (present-day Istanbul, Turkey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Exhibition history | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1947. Ivory: The Sumptuous Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1983-1984. The Glory of Byzantium. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 1997. Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998-2001. The Mother of God: Representations of the Virgin in Byzantine Art. Benaki Museum, Athens. 2000-2001. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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