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1404 - A MONUMENTAL SIGNED AND DATED ICON DEPICTING ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER. Greek, dated 1783. Tempera on wood panel. The halos and background are made of gold. The halo is ornately punched. Inscription in Greek in the lower right: “By the hand of Subdeacon Theodoros 1783.” Further inscription in Greek in the lower left: “Gift of the Servant of God, the Priest Constantinos.” Minor vertical crack, partially restored. 111.5 x 70.5 cm.
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A MONUMENTAL SIGNED AND DATED ICON DEPICTING ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER. Greek, dated 1783. Tempera on wood panel. The halos and background are made of gold. The halo is ornately punched. Inscription in Greek in the lower right: “By the hand of Subdeacon Theodoros 1783.” Further inscription in Greek in the lower left: “Gift of the Servant of God, the Priest Constantinos.” Minor vertical crack, partially restored. 111.5 x 70.5 cm. MONUMENTAL DATED ICON OF JOHN THE FORERUNNER Greece, dated 1783. Two boards joined together with two sponki on the reverse. Egg tempera on a chalk ground, background and halos gilded, ornamental stippling on the halo. 111.5 x 70.5 cm. Signed and dated in Greek at the bottom right: “By the hand of Subdeacon Theodoros, 1783.” Lower left: additional Greek inscription ‘Gift of the servant of God, the priest Konstantinos’. Minor vertical cracking, partially restored.
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161-II: Art & Icons from the Orthodox World. Part 2Auction house
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