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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.12
People
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
  • 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
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
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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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