A LARGE SIGNED AND DATED MELKITE ICON SHOWING THE HOLY FAMILY - photo 1
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A LARGE SIGNED AND DATED MELKITE ICON SHOWING THE HOLY FAMILY - photo 1

A LARGE SIGNED AND DATED MELKITE ICON SHOWING THE HOLY FAMILY

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05.11.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
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Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
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Lot 1065 | A LARGE SIGNED AND DATED MELKITE ICON SHOWING THE HOLY FAMILY
A LARGE SIGNED AND DATED MELKITE ICON SHOWING THE HOLY FAMILY Lebanon, Michail al-Qudsi, 1855 Tempera on wood panel. Finely executed on a gold ground. A metal halo applied. On the lower border Arabic inscription: 'This Holy icon was offered to the church of our Lady of Delivrence by Obeid the son of Youssed Elbreidy to the Archbishop of Zahle in 1855. The painting of this icon was done by Michail Mehanna Elkodsy the son of Jacop Elkodsy.'. Vertical crack restored, minor losses. On the reverse label of the Khalil John Sarkis Museum, Beirut (1969). 68 x 46.7 cm. Elkodsy, angefertigt'. Rückseitiges Etikett: Khalil John Sarkis Museum, Beirut (1969). Provenance: Collection of Khalil Riad Risk, Lebanon; Fay Phillips.
GROSSFORMATIGE SIGNIERTE UND DATIERTE MELKITISCHE IKONE MIT DER HEILIGEN FAMILIE Libanon, Michail al-Kudsi, datiert 1855 Holztafel mit zwei Rückseiten-Sponki. Eitempera auf Kreidegrund, Goldgrund. Applizierter Metallnimbus. 68 x 46,7 cm. Am unteren Rand arabische Widmungsinschrift mit Signatur und Datierung. Die Inschrift am unteren Rand lautet: 'Diese heilige Ikone wurde 1855 von Obeid, dem Sohn von Youssed Elbreidy, dem Erzbischof von Zahle für die Kirche unserer Lieben Frau geschenkt. Das Gemälde dieser Ikone wurde von Michail Mehanna Elkodsy, dem Sohn von Jacop Elkodsy, angefertigt'. Rückseitiges Etikett: Khalil John Sarkis Museum, Beirut (1969). Vertikaler Riss restauriert, min. Farbverluste. Eine Ikone mit dem identischen Thema des gleichen Ikonenmalers ist abgebildet bei Der Glanz des christilichen Orients, Frankfurt am Main 2002, Katalog 69. Provenienz: Sammlung Khalil Riad Risk, Libanon; Fay Phillips.
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