MAKE A MEME View Large Image Cargese Greek Church John the Baptist.jpg en A painting brought from Oitylo on the Greek Peloponnese to Cargèse in Corsica by immigrants fleeing the Ottomans in 1675-6 It is now displayed in the Greek church of Saint Spyridon Cargèse ...
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Keywords: Cargese Greek Church John the Baptist.jpg en A painting brought from Oitylo on the Greek Peloponnese to Cargèse in Corsica by immigrants fleeing the Ottomans in 1675-6 It is now displayed in the Greek church of Saint Spyridon Cargèse Corsica The painting is in egg tempera on a wooden panel and measures 109 x 91 cm It depicts John the Baptist with the wings of an angel He is dressed in animal skins and has a cross and a scroll in his right hand The haloed head at his feet foreshadows his beheading The painting dates from the last quarter of the 17th century See http //www culture gouv fr/public/mistral/palissy_fr ACTION CHERCHER FIELD_1 REF VALUE_1 PM2A000091 fr Cargèse Corse du Sud église St Spiridon tempera à l'œuf sur bois St Jean-Baptiste Undated tourist leaflet issued by the Syndicat d'Initiative Tourist Office of Cargèse Corsica France Photo credit Lucie Mattei-Perrier Scanned by uploader Simeon Palaiologos a monk from Mount Athos < 1675 PM2A000091 Objets monuments historiques in Corse-du-Sud church paintings Cargese Spiridon Église Saint-Spiridon PD-old-100
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