Scenes from the Life of the Virgin and Life of Christ
Medium/TechniqueTempera and oil on panel
Dimensions34.6 x 30.5 cm (13 5/8 x 12 in.)
Credit LineTurner Sargent Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Turner Sargent (Amelia J. Holmes)
Accession number94.175
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Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
Collections
Provenance1858, sold in Moscow. Amelia Jackson Holmes (Mrs. John Turner Welles) Sargent (b. 1843 - d. 1889), Boston [see note 1]; 1894, bequeathed by Mrs. Turner Sargent to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 4, 1894)
NOTES:
[1] According to notes in the curatorial file, the reverse of the icon is inscribed "The Greek Calendar, purchased in Moscow, August, 1858."
NOTES:
[1] According to notes in the curatorial file, the reverse of the icon is inscribed "The Greek Calendar, purchased in Moscow, August, 1858."
Unidentified artist, Russian Novgorod School, 17th century
Unidentified artist, Russian, 18th century
Unidentified artist, Russian Novgorod School, 17th century
Unidentified artist, Russian, 19th century
Unidentified artist, Russian, second half 19th century
Unidentified artist, Greek or Rumanian, 17th or 18th century
Unidentified artist, Austrian (Tyrol), first quarter 15th century
Unidentified artist, British, second quarter 16th century