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The Virgin and Child with Saint Parasceve
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
This small carved icon was probably worn around the neck. Saint Parasceve, who is shown next to the Virgin, must have been the patron saint of its original owner. The saint is labelled here with the Russian version of her name, Piatnitsa. The icon could have been brought to Thessaloniki, where it was allegedly discovered, by a Russian pilgrim to that city's famous shrine of Saint Demetrius.
Provenance
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[Said to have been discovered in the Church of Saint Demetrius, Thessaloniki]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Russia
(Place of Origin)
Greece, Thessaloniki (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
H: 4 9/16 x W: 4 5/16 in. (11.6 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
41.211