Medallion with Saint Luke from an Icon Frame
These nine medallions are from a group of twelve that once surrounded an icon of the archangel Gabriel. The medallions may have been sent as a gift from the Byzantine court to the neighboring Christian state of Georgia. The three medallions across the top form a Deesis, with Christ between the Virgin and Saint John the Forerunner (the Baptist). Below is the hierarchy of the Church: apostles (Saints Peter and Paul), evangelists (Saints Matthew and Luke), theologians (Saint John the Theologian), and, across the base, military saints (Saint George).
Artwork Details
- Title: Medallion with Saint Luke from an Icon Frame
- Date: ca. 1100
- Geography: Made in Constantinople
- Culture: Byzantine
- Medium: Gold, silver, and enamel worked in cloisonné
- Dimensions: Diam: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Mount: 20 1/2 x 15 x 7/8 in. (52.1 x 38.1 x 2.2 cm) - Classification: Enamels-Cloisonné
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.671
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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