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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.9
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Saint Andrew
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
icon
Date
16th-17th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Greece
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/54847

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold and pigments on panel
Dimensions
27.31 x 20.32 x 2.86 cm (10 3/4 x 8 x 1 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Temple Gallery, London, Sold to Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg, 1970. See file for invoice
Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg, New York, Bought from Temple Gallery, London, April 15., 1970, Bequest to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.9
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Panel with painted frontal half-length figure of Saint Andrew the Apostle wearing a red tunic and holding a scroll in his left hand, against a gold background. His halo has a punched decoration. Inscription in Greek lettering in top corners.

Verification Level

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