Title: Double-Sided Icon of the Assembly of the Archangels
Artist: Unknown
Type: Double-Sided Portable Icon
Date: Late 13th – early 14th century
Dimensions: 98 x 72 cm
Materials: Egg tempera and gold leaf on wood
Location: Monastery of Sinai, Egypt
The double-sided icon of the Assembly of the Archangels is an exceptional example of high Byzantine art from the late 13th and early 14th century. The work, kept at the Monastery of Sinai, features an impressive composition with a central figure of a young man with royal [...]
