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Saint Demetrios by Polycletos Rengos

Saint Demetrios is depicted riding a horse and prevailing over his adversary who is lying on the ground. In the scene’s lower part the brown tones are dominant, while the upper part is covered by golden background. The inscription in the lower left part writes: By hand of Polycletos N. Rengos, 1935.

 

Code

ΝΕΤ 014

Type

Icon

Chronology

1935

Dimensions

Height 48,3 cm., length 37,5 cm.

Material of Construction

Egg tempera on wood

Origin

Kallisti Darveri bequest

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