Harvard Art Museums > 1939.198: Alexios Commenos, Son of John II, after a mosaic Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Alexios Commenos, Son of John II, after a mosaic (George Holt) , 1939.198,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230470. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1939.198 People George Holt, Canadian Title Alexios Commenos, Son of John II, after a mosaic Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 1938 Culture Canadian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/230470 Physical Descriptions Medium Plaster Dimensions 58.1 x 48.26 cm (22 7/8 x 19 in.) frame: 63.18 x 53.02 x 5.4 cm (24 7/8 x 20 7/8 x 2 1/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Byzantine Institute, 1938, Sold to Fogg Art Museum. Holt made and painted these copies under the auspices of the Byzantine Institute, with funding and encouragement from the Fogg. At some point later, the Fogg bought them from the Institute. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Friends of Art, Archaeology and Music and Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Funds Accession Year 1939 Object Number 1939.198 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Copy of the XIth c. mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Cast in one piece from the original mosaic and then painted. Publication History MIT Alumnae Trip Overseas[Brochure], brochure (Cambridge, MA, January 1980), reproduced on cover Exhibition History Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, 04/24/1947 - 07/01/1947 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
