Byzantine Triptych
Maker
Unknown, Italian
Additional Title(s)
- Triptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ
Collections
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Daten.d.
Mediumoil on wood
Dimensions10 x 21 in. (25.4 x 53.3 cm.)
DescriptionTriptych depicting scenes in the Life of Christ.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextThe panels of this hinged icon, an image for the private devotion of Eastern Christians, fold in on one another to form an easily transportable object. The panels depict various scenes from the life of Christ. On the front the Nativity is shown on the left, the Crucifixion at center, and the Descent into Hell on the right. The back panels portray the Dormition of the Virgin, on the left, and the Ascension of Christ, on the right.Status
Not on viewObject number30.1
