Antique 18thC Greek Orthodox Triptych Icon Virgin Mary & Saints Egg Tempera 1700 Recently Added painted with a warm palette

painted with a warm palette

it is made from heavy pine and is very robust

it is signed to the base "E

He next studied with Giovanni Battista Crespi and Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Antique 18thC Greek Orthodox Triptych Icon Virgin Mary & Saints Egg Tempera 1700 Recently Added painted with a warm paletteA fine early 18th Century hand painted Greek Orthodox triptych icon, depicting the Virgin Mary and Christ surrounded by Saints, circa 1700. This very attractive icon painted with egg tempera on wood three paneled triptych features a central panel of the virgin Mary holding the Christ child, sometimes known as the "Unfading Rose", surrounded by Old testament prophets and orthodox saints. Next to Mary & Jesus is a prophet handing a scroll symbolizing