St. Anthony of Egypt

Description This embroidered icon, similar to Walters 83.332, represents St. Antony the Great (d. 356), the founder of Egyptian monasticism.

Exhibitions

• Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1947.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Transcription] Below the image: + Χεῖρ Ἀντ[ω]νίου ~ ,αψλγ᾿; [Translation] [By] Anthony’s hand, 1733.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters