COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.31.67.8
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MMA_.31.67.8
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Icons painted on wood were the principal objects of religious devotion in the last centuries of Byzantium. Identified by a Greek inscription as "the Purification," this icon shows the Virgin presenting the Christ Child to Simeon for the customary rite of purification at the temple. Like Simeon, the prophet Anna (between Joseph and Mary) recognized the child's divinity, as indicated by the Greek text on the scroll in her hand: "This child created Heaven and Earth."
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Icons painted on wood were the principal objects of religious devotion in the last centuries of Byzantium. Identified by a Greek inscription as "the Purification," this icon shows the Virgin presenting the Christ Child to Simeon for the customary rite of purification at the temple. Like Simeon, the prophet Anna (between Joseph and Mary) recognized the child's divinity, as indicated by the Greek text on the scroll in her hand: "This child created Heaven and Earth."
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Byzantine
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Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Icon with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
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Icon with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Title
false
View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
false
Creation Date:
1400?1500
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1400?1500
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1400
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1400
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1500
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1500
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, painted, with gold ground
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Wood, painted, with gold ground
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
17 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (44.5 x 42.2 cm)
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17 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (44.5 x 42.2 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
31.67.8
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31.67.8
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Bequest of Lillie P. Bliss, 1931
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Bequest of Lillie P. Bliss, 1931
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_31.67.8.tif
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MMA_.h1_31.67.8.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false