Byzantium and Early Russia
The Walters Art Museum holds one of the leading collections of Byzantine Art in the United States. Henry Walters took an early interest in Byzantine art, buying at a time when there were limited collectors in this field. The strengths of the Walters’ collection include a group of over two thousand decorative tile fragments, the Hama collection of liturgical silver and illuminated manuscripts. The Walters’ Byzantine art is supported by an important collection of Russian and Orthodox icons.
The Walters Art Museum holds one of the leading collections of Byzantine Art in the United States. Henry Walters took an early interest in Byzantine art, buying at a time when there were limited collectors in this field. The strengths of the Walters’ collection include a group of over two thousand decorative tile fragments, the Hama collection of liturgical silver and illuminated manuscripts. The Walters’ Byzantine art is supported by an important collection of Russian and Orthodox icons.
Saint John the Evangelist Dictating to Prochorus; the Annunciation
16th century (Early Modern)
37.629
Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and John the Baptist
early 16th century (Early Modern)
37.626
Fragment from a Pendant (Panaghiarion) with the Holy Trinity
16th century (Early Modern)
71.259
Cross with the Crucifixion and the Archangel Michael
16th century (Early Modern)
61.264
Pendant (Panaghiarion) with the Hospitality of Abraham, the Virgin Orans, and the Crucifixion
16th century (Early Modern)
61.265
Triptych Icon with the Deposition, Holy Trinity, and Women at the Tomb
16th century (Early Modern)
71.488
On view
Reliquary Pendant with Virgin and Child
mid 16th century (Post-Byzantine)
57.1511
On view
Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple and the Virgin of the Burning Bush
ca. 1598 (Early Modern)
37.2664
On view
Triptych Icon of Christ, Saint Nicholas, and Saint Blaise
17th century (Early Modern)
44.408
On view
