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Icon with Christ Pantepotes and the Chorus of Saints

14th–15th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 303
This complex icon composition contains more than one hundred tiny figures. In the center sits Christ, identified as Overseer of All. Twelve scenes from Christ’s life surround the central image. Panels with “choruses” of saints frame the icon, each showing Christ Emmanuel blessing a different group of saints, named in inscriptions.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Icon with Christ Pantepotes and the Chorus of Saints
  • Date: 14th–15th century
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Medium: Steatite
  • Dimensions: Overall: 3 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/8 in. (8.7 x 5.9 x 0.9 cm)
    on mount with 63.68.1-.13: 6 15/16 x 5 3/16 x 3/8 in. (17.6 x 13.2 x 0.9 cm)
    Mount: 7 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 13/16 in. (19.4 x 15.5 x 2 cm)
  • Classification: Steatites
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.68.1–.13
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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