Greek triptych icon with the Deesis and Saints, Greece, 17th century

GREEK TRIPTYCH ICON DEPICTING THE DEESIS AND SAINTS
Greece, 17th century

Tempera on wood with a gold background

Closed 42 x 28 cm – Open 42 x 53 cm

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Here we examine a pleasant and rather rare triptych icon, with a tabernacle structure with two foldable side doors, depicting 'the Deesis', which in Greek means prayer; it is a representation that includes the blessing Christ in the centre, the Madonna on the left and Saint John the Baptist on the right, both in an act of prayer with the function of interceding for the sins of the faithful, in our case protected by two angels behind them.

Jesus is depicted as the "High Priest", dressed like a bishop with the crown, the omophorion (the stole around the neck) and the epigonàtion (a rhombus of embroidered cloth worn at the right knee).

He blesses with his right hand, his fingers forming the Greek letters IC :25)

The left wing of the triptych portrays on the other: Saint Nicholas, Saints Constantine and Helena, and at the bottom Saint George piercing the dragon.

The right wing instead: Saint Alexander, Saints Peter and Paul and below Saint Demetrius, stabbing a Moor.

Both George and Saint Demetrius are the most revered warrior saints in Eastern Orthodoxy; the two are often depicted together, both with armor and cloak on the back of a horse, red for Saint Demetrius and white for Saint George; another element that allows them to be distinguished is their objective: Saint George pierces the dragon, symbol of the defeat of the evil one, while Demetrius threatens the Bulgarian king Kalojan with a long spear.

This type of tripartite icon is very rare and appreciated at a collector's level. Furthermore, in our case we are faced with a work of undoubted executive quality and value, especially if we analyze the descriptive details rendered with the precision usually reserved for miniatures. Great meticulousness was specifically dedicated to the rendering of the protagonists and their faces.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The painting is sold accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card.

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