Inventory Number
L2025.05.11
Artist
Anonymous
Title
The Entry into Jerusalem
Object Date
Mid-17th Century
Country of Origin
Greece
Credit Line
On loan from Argie and Emmanuel Tiliakos
Provenance
Keywords
Metric Dims
32.4 x 26.7 x 2 cm
Medium
Egg tempera on wood, gold leaf
The depiction of the event follows the Byzantine iconography closely. Christ appears on a donkey from the right side of the of the composition and His entourage of disciples and followers proceeds to the left.
Christ looks intently at the crowds and the city that welcomes him, but his aspect is clouded with the foreknowledge of the events which will unfold during the next few days.