Sold for:
$960
$960
depicting young Christ looking down from heaven on St. Simeon the Stylite, a Christian ascetic saint who lived on a small platform on top of a pillar in Aleppo (contemporary Haleb, Syria) and his follower St. Daniel, who in the year of his teacher`s death ascended a column in the vicinity of Constantinople and for thirty two years dwelt inside a small tower atop a pillar in prayer enduring heat, rain and cold. Silver halos decorated with floral borders, '84 standard'. Egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on wood panel. 17.5 x 14.3 cm (6 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2013-11-16
