File:Greek - Transfiguration of Christ - Walters 371081.jpg
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Transfiguration of Christ ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transfiguration of Christ |
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Description |
English: An icon such as this would have been displayed in a church on the feast day of Christ's Transfiguration (August 6) to be venerated by the faithful. The abrasion of Christ's image on it bears witness to such veneration by touch and kiss. Because of its small size, the image may have also been used privately, possibly by a monk. Eastern Orthodox monks placed a special value on the Transfiguration because they believed that, like the apostles shown in the bottom of the panel, they too could see God's light through contemplation. |
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Date |
18th century date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 (Early Modern) |
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Medium |
tempera on panel medium QS:P186,Q175166;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 27.9 cm (10.9 in); width: 22.4 cm (8.8 in) dimensions QS:P2048,27.9U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,22.4U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
37.1081 |
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Place of creation | Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Exhibition history | Holy Image, Holy Space: Icons and Frescoes from Greece. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Center for the Fine Arts, Miami; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. 1988-1990. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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