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GREEK (CRETAN), CIRCA 1500
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GREEK (CRETAN), CIRCA 1500
The saint portrayed frontal, half-length, holding a bejewelled cross in her right hand, wearing a green headdress and a brown maphorion, the edges of the latter and the maniples decorated in gold, the halo tooled with foliate designs, the lighter areas of the flesh further highlighted with fine white brushstrokes
8 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (22.5 x 18.25 cm)
GREEK (CRETAN), CIRCA 1500
The saint portrayed frontal, half-length, holding a bejewelled cross in her right hand, wearing a green headdress and a brown maphorion, the edges of the latter and the maniples decorated in gold, the halo tooled with foliate designs, the lighter areas of the flesh further highlighted with fine white brushstrokes
8 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (22.5 x 18.25 cm)
Provenance
From the collection of William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art in Kansas City, Missouri; London Art Market; acquired by the present owner
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