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Unknown Artist — Triptych with Christ, the Virgin, and St. John the Evangelist

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Triptych with Christ, the Virgin, and St. John the Evangelist

1800

Combining traditional Russian Orthodox imagery with the intricate cloisonné enamel technique, this devotional triptych represents the continuation of Byzantine artistic traditions into the 19th century.

Medium
pigment on wood, in cloisonné enamelled insert

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Unknown Artist, Triptych with Christ, the Virgin, and St. John the Evangelist, 1800

Combining traditional Russian Orthodox imagery with the intricate cloisonné enamel technique, this devotional triptych represents the continuation of Byzantine artistic traditions into the 19th century.

Medium
pigment on wood, in cloisonné enamelled insert
Year
1800
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Gold, Sacred, Christian, Medieval, Enamel, Religious, Byzantine, Tempera On Wood, Triptych, Icon

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago