Saint Peter the Apostle

Item

Princeton Work Number
96
Michigan Inventory Number
105
Title
Saint Peter the Apostle
Approximate Date
Medium
encaustic and gold on panel
Dimensions
Good condition. Halos and selected architectural details have been gilded. Scattered paint loss. Layer of varnish added at a later date. Several areas have been repainted. Greater loss to painting along bottom register. Medallion of Christ is defaced.
Condition
93.4 x 53.7 x 1.25 cm
Bibliographic Citation
- Trilling, "Sinai Icons: Another Look" (1983): plate II, fig. 2.
- Justin of Sinai, "The Icons of Sinai" in Age of Transition: Byznatine Culture in the Islamic World (2015): p. 87, fig. 7.
- Evans, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt (2004): p. 64.
Notes
Peter with Medallions of Virgin, Christ and Saint, Gallery; 105(105); old 56(56); (31), after Sot. 1 (Mt. Sinai) (31a)
Rights
Courtesy of the Michigan-Princeton-Alexandria Expeditions to Mount Sinai.
Item sets
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