LOT 210
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Lot 210
A NORTHERN GREEK ICON OF THE HOLY OF HOLIES, AROUND 1600. The offered icon illustrates the subject of the “Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple” and this is the standard title for this subject. However, in this example an alternative and less frequently used title is clearly inscribed in Greek on the upper margin, TA HAGIA TON AGION, meaning the Holy of Holies. It, of course, refers both to the most sacred part of the temple as well as to Mary as the "new" temple that is to contain Christ, the "Holy of Holies." The offered lot is a fine example of the provincial post-Byzantine tradition of icon painting in which painters had models of older icons to follow. 18.5 inches x 14.75 inches (47 x 37.5 cm).
Estimate:
$4,000 - 7,000
€ 2,800 - 4,900
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