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| Keywords: Greek - Transfiguration of Christ - Walters 371081.jpg An icon such as this would have been displayed in a church on the feast day of Christ's Transfiguration August 6 to be venerated by the faithful The abrasion of Christ's image on it bears witness to such veneration by touch and kiss Because of its small size the image may have also been used privately possibly by a monk Eastern Orthodox monks placed a special value on the Transfiguration because they believed that like the apostles shown in the bottom of the panel they too could see God's light through contemplation century 18 Early Modern tempera panel cm 27 9 22 4 accession number 37 1081 8806 Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Holy Image Holy Space Icons and Frescoes from Greece The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore; Center for the Fine Arts Miami; Kimbell Art Museum Fort Worth; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco; The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland; The Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond 1988-1990 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license 2D Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
