Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa)
c. 1425–50
Angelos Akotantos
Angelos Akotantos (Greek, d. 1450)
Medieval Art
Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa), c. 1425–50. Attributed to Angelos Akotantos (Greek, d. 1450). Tempera and gold on wood panel; unframed: 96 x 70 cm (37 13/16 x 27 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.154 This is the only known work by Angelos Akotantos in the United States.
- Maker/Artist
- Angelos Akotantos
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- tempera and gold on wood panel
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 96 x 70 cm (37 13/16 x 27 9/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: None visible on obverse; unidentified inscriptions on reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 2010.154
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Africa and Byzantium
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 105 Byzantine
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