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This small triptych composed of panels set in hinged brass frames combines three types of scene. The central panel contains an extended Deesis (Intercession) with Christ flanked by (in descending order) Saints Peter and Paul, two angels, the Virgin and St John the Baptist and two monks. The left panel depicts two military saints, St Demetrios spearing a Roman emperor (Diocletian or Julian), and St George spearing a serpent. The right panel portrays two bishops, two male saints and one female saint all turning towards the Deesis. The figures are inscribed in Slavonic.
Title
Icon Triptych: Extended Deesis with military and other Saints
Date
18th C
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 7.7 x W 21 cm
Accession number
AN1915.187
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Professor Ingram Bywater, 1915
Work type
Painting
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH England
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