Detail View: The AMICA Library: Icon with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.31.67.8
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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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."
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Byzantine
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Title:
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Icon with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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1400?1500
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Creation Start Date:
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1400
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Creation End Date:
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1500
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood, painted, with gold ground
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Dimensions:
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17 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (44.5 x 42.2 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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31.67.8
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Lillie P. Bliss, 1931
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp [ http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp ]
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_31.67.8.tif
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