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CHRIST PANTOKRATOR
MELCHITE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The panel forming a pair with the previous lot, painted in the same elaborate manner, portraying Christ slightly turned to the direction of his Mother, his garments painted with the opposite colours of those of his Mother, seated on a similar opulent throne and cushions, blessing and bearing the open Gospels, the left folio inscribed with John 6:41 I am the living Bread which came down from Heaven, the right folio displaying John 8:12 I am the Light of the World, flanked by the same angelic figures as those in the previous lot, each bearing a scroll, executed delicately on a gold and blue ground, the latter simulating the veins of marble floor, signed as the lot 90
40 5/8 x 30 3/8 in. (103 x 79.75 cm)
MELCHITE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The panel forming a pair with the previous lot, painted in the same elaborate manner, portraying Christ slightly turned to the direction of his Mother, his garments painted with the opposite colours of those of his Mother, seated on a similar opulent throne and cushions, blessing and bearing the open Gospels, the left folio inscribed with John 6:41 I am the living Bread which came down from Heaven, the right folio displaying John 8:12 I am the Light of the World, flanked by the same angelic figures as those in the previous lot, each bearing a scroll, executed delicately on a gold and blue ground, the latter simulating the veins of marble floor, signed as the lot 90
40 5/8 x 30 3/8 in. (103 x 79.75 cm)
Provenance
See previous lot.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium