Inventory Number
L2025.05.13
Artist
Anonymous
Title
Deesis
Object Date
Late 14th Century
Country of Origin
Greece
Credit Line
On loan from Argie and Emmanuel Tiliakos
Provenance
Keywords
Metric Dims
61 x 42.5 x 6 cm
Medium
Egg tempera on wood, gold leaf
This icon was probably the center panel of a triptych, its side wings now lost, it represents the byzantine archetype of the Deesis meaning prayer. The Mother of God and Saint John the Baptist stand on either side of Christ praying for humanity. The figures are highly elongated, adding an atmosphere of sublime grandeur and monumentality.