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270 - 15th/16th-century Venetian-Cretan icon
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15th/16th-century Venetian-Cretan icon Mother of Consolation Tempera and gold on wood 21 x 17 cm The icon follows the style of Nikolaos Tzafouris: the rich gold decoration that enhances the garments signifies the wealth of the patron and the stature of the artist and/or the workshop where it was created. To gain a fuller understanding of the importance of this work, it is very interesting to compare it with the two icons depicting the same subject, housed at the Wyvern Research Institute; see: https://wyvernresearch.org/news/3-two-icons-of-the-madre-della-consolazione-by-nikolaos-tzafouris-1455-1501/ A Cretan-Venetian Icon of the 15th/16th Century Mother of Consolation Tempera and gold on wood panel 21 × 17 cm The icon follows the model established by Nikolaos Tzafouris. The rich gold decoration adorning the garments reflects both the patron’s wealth and the artistic standing of the painter and/or the workshop where the work was created. For a fuller understanding of the significance of this work, a comparison with the two icons of the same subject attributed to Nikolaos Tzafouris and preserved at the Wyvern Research Institute is particularly interesting. See: https://wyvernresearch.org/news/3-two-icons-of-the-madre-della-consolazione-by-nikolaos-tzafouris-1455-1501/
Auction details
Palazzo Duodo – Old Masters & 19th-Century PaintingsAuction house
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