COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.31.67.8
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
Icons painted on wood were the principal objects of religious devotion in the last centuries of Byzantium. Identified by a Greek inscription as "the Purification," this icon shows the Virgin presenting the Christ Child to Simeon for the customary rite of purification at the temple. Like Simeon, the prophet Anna (between Joseph and Mary) recognized the child's divinity, as indicated by the Greek text on the scroll in her hand: "This child created Heaven and Earth."
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT:
Byzantine
Title:
Icon with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
1400?1500
Creation Start Date:
1400
Creation End Date:
1500
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, painted, with gold ground
Dimensions:
17 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (44.5 x 42.2 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York
ID Number:
31.67.8
Credit Line:
Bequest of Lillie P. Bliss, 1931
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_31.67.8.tif
Link To Source
Icon with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
