Lot 139
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A TRIPTYCH WITH THE MOTHER OF GOD OF THE SIGN AND TWO SAINTS
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A TRIPTYCH WITH THE MOTHER OF GOD OF THE SIGN AND TWO SAINTS

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A TRIPTYCH WITH THE MOTHER OF GOD OF THE SIGN AND TWO SAINTS
BULGARIAN, CIRCA 1700 CENTURY
The Mother of God in the popular iconography of the Platytera, with her hands extended in prayer and a medallion before her including the half-figure of Christ Emmanuel, both his hands raised in blessing, the two saints on the wings represented full-length, at the left a monastic saint holding an open, inscribed scroll, the other saint crowned, bearing the martyr's cross, painted boldly, with vivid colours, against an orange and green background
Extended: 15 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (38.5 x 30.75 cm)
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Lot Essay

Such triptychs were tratitionally produced in the Balkans and mainly in Bulgaria. They were used either for private devotion or as donations in gratitute for intercession to monasteries. The represented subjects reflected the patron's choices. A directly comparable example belongs to the collection of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and has recently been published by Dr. Yuri Piatnitsky in the catalogue of the exhibition 'Athos. Monastic Life on the Holy Mountain' (Helsinki, 2007), cat.no.1.70

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