1951.31.12: Divine Wisdom
Paintings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.12
- People
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Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Divine Wisdom
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- icon
- Date
- 1700-1750
- Places
- Creation Place: Europe, Russia, Central Russia
- Culture
- Russian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/228896
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Tempera on panel
- Dimensions
- 30.8 x 26.99 x 3.49 cm (12 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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inscription: Sophia [spelled incorrectly in Greek], Wisdom of God. [Over Madonna's head:] Mother of God; [over John the Baptist's head:] John the Forerunner; St. Evangelist Lukas; St. Apostle Peter
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inscription: Sophia [spelled incorrectly in Greek], Wisdom of God. [Over Madonna's head:] Mother of God; [over John the Baptist's head:] John the Forerunner; St. Evangelist Lukas; St. Apostle Peter
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Thomas Whittemore, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1951
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.12
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Figure of Sophia at center, Madonna at near left, holding disc inscribed "Jesus Christ", St. Peter at far left; John the Baptist near right, St. Luke at far right. Per 1957 Fogg list of Byzantine Paintings, this is "Novgorod Type."
Verification Level
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