Sold for:
$1,320
$1,320
Virgin Mary standing upon a cloud and holding her veil, surrounded by the apostles and Church Fathers, led by Peter, Paul and John the Baptist; below is hymnographer Romanos the Melodist, holding his hymn (kontakion) to the Virgin, while the 10th-century Byzantine saint Andrew the Fool points out to his disciple Epiphanius a vision that came to him while praying in the Church of the Blachernae in Constantinople, which domes we see behind the Virgin. Egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on a wood panel with a kovcheg. Two insert splints on the back. 31.5 x 26.7 cm. (12 3/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2013-11-16
