The Eleousa Mother of God, circa 1600
Cretan
Panel: 29.5 x 22 cm Frame: 42.5 x 35.7
no. 3106
Inscriptions in Greek: Letters once on the gold ground denoting ΜΡ ΘΟ, Meter Theou and IC XC, Iesus Christos are now lost. Gold decorations on the hem of the Virgin’s,...
Inscriptions in Greek: Letters once on the gold ground denoting ΜΡ ΘΟ, Meter Theou and IC XC, Iesus Christos are now lost. Gold decorations on the hem of the Virgin’s, robe, especially below her neck, imitate Arabic calligraphy.
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