Lot 251
  • 251

A Veneto-Cretan Icon of the Mother of God "Madre della Consolazione", circa 1500

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • 21 x 16 1/2 in.
  • 53.4 x 42 cm

Literature

For comparable icons, see Chatzidakis, Icons of the Cretan School, exhibition catalogue, Benaki Museum, Athens, 1983. Icons of this type, known as "Madre della Consolazione," were produced in Crete from the mid-15th century through the 16th century. 

Condition

some losses and restoration
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