細節
ST. JOHN 'ANGEL OF THE DESERT'
GREEK, CIRCA 1600 The Forerunner with large wings, standing on a rocky plateau, gazing upwards and gesturing in speech, holding an inscribed scroll, wearing both the raiment of skins and the chiton, his decollated head in a bowl in the foreground, behind him the tree with an ax as a reference to his sermon on repentance, rendered with deep colours and occassionally white highlights, against grey, barren peaks and a gold background, with traces of a black inscription 12 3/8 x 10¼ in. (31.5 x 26 cm)
GREEK, CIRCA 1600 The Forerunner with large wings, standing on a rocky plateau, gazing upwards and gesturing in speech, holding an inscribed scroll, wearing both the raiment of skins and the chiton, his decollated head in a bowl in the foreground, behind him the tree with an ax as a reference to his sermon on repentance, rendered with deep colours and occassionally white highlights, against grey, barren peaks and a gold background, with traces of a black inscription 12 3/8 x 10¼ in. (31.5 x 26 cm)
來源
Sold at Christie's on 13 December 1995, sale 5538, lot 321; previously in the collection of Ilas Neufert, Munich, Inv. no. 01181
出版
Published in the catalogue of the above exhibition: IKONEN 13. bis 19. Jahrhundert (Munich, 1969), no.75
展覽
Exhibited in the show IKONEN 13. bis 19. Jahrhundert, in the Haus der Kunst in Munich, 11 October 1969 - 4 January 1970
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
拍場告示
Please note that this Icon was painted by the Cretan artist Ioannes Lambardos and the monogram of his signature appears above the rocks in the foreground.