Raising of Lazarus; Entry into Jerusalem; Crucifixion; Descent of Christ into Hell (central panel)

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CultureGreek

Titles

Raising of Lazarus; Entry into Jerusalem; Crucifixion; Descent of Christ into Hell (central panel)
; Annunciation, Nativity, Baptism of Christ; Presentation in the Temple (left panel)
Ascension; Pentecost; Transfiguration; Dormition of the Virgin (right panel)

DateSecond half of 16th century

PlaceGreece

MediumTempera with gold leaf on wood

Dimensionscentral panel including base: 11 3/4 × 9 1/8 inches (29.8 × 23.2 cm)
left panel: 8 3/4 × 7 inches (22.2 × 17.8 cm)
right panel: 9 1/4 × 6 3/4 inches (23.5 × 17.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan

Object number37.28

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

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PAINTING

Provenance[Galerie M. Segredakis, Paris]; [Theodore Zoumpoulakis, Athens, Greece]; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan in 1935-36; donated to MFAH 1937.
Exhibition History"The Treasury of San Marco," M.D. Anderson Library, The University of Houston, January 19–February 8, 1987.

"Byzantine Art in Texas," Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, December 17, 1999–February 20, 2000.

"Byzantine Women and Their World," Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 25, 2002–April 27, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscription: Inscribed below central panel on base:
"Here is the hand of Joachim..."

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