Saint John the Forerunner
Title: Saint John the Forerunner
Origin: Old Antique Religious Greek Icon
Date/Period: 19th century
Material: tempera on wooden board
Size: 27 x 21 cm
Provenance: Representations of St John the Forerunner as an angel derive from the passage from Isaiah, quoted at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark: ‘Behold, I send my messenger (Greek angelos) before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee’. Orthodox Christians refer to him as the ‘Angel of the Desert’. On the icon St John is depicted full-length, with wings outspread, standing on a rocky surface. A hermit, he wears a camel-hair tunic beneath a brown mantle. With his right hand Saint John makes a gesture of blessing; in his left hand he holds an opened scroll together. The earliest representation of the winged Saint John in Byzantine art, painted in 1295, is to be found in the Saint Achilles Church in Arilye in Serbia. The authenticity of every icon is guaranteed. Every Icon is sold with extensive written expertise.
Reserve: $800.00
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Title: Saint John the Forerunner
Origin: Old Antique Religious Greek Icon
Date/Period: 19th century
Material: tempera on wooden board
Size: 27 x 21 cm
Provenance: Representations of St John the Forerunner as an angel derive from the passage from Isaiah, quoted at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark: ‘Behold, I send my messenger (Greek angelos) before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee’. Orthodox Christians refer to him as the ‘Angel of the Desert’. On the icon St John is depicted full-length, with wings outspread, standing on a rocky surface. A hermit, he wears a camel-hair tunic beneath a brown mantle. With his right hand Saint John makes a gesture of blessing; in his left hand he holds an opened scroll together. The earliest representation of the winged Saint John in Byzantine art, painted in 1295, is to be found in the Saint Achilles Church in Arilye in Serbia. The authenticity of every icon is guaranteed. Every Icon is sold with extensive written expertise.
Reserve: $800.00
Shipping:
Domestic: Flat-rate of $45.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S.
International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination.
Combined Shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding.
Location: This item ships from Netherlands.
Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided when you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.
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