Articlenumber: 4

Tempera on wood

45,5 x 60 cm

Dalmatia, ca. 1500

On the panel are depicted the Saints Antony and Peter

Article number: 1

CHRIST THE ALMIGHTY
tempera on wood, gold leaf
70 x 50 cm
Greek, 17th century
Christ is depicted as the “Lord Almighty, Ruler of the Universe. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,
says the Lord, Who Is, Who Was, and Who Is to come, the Almighty. Christ holds an open book of
Gospels in his left hand with his right hand he delivers a blessing.

Article number: 6

Tempera on wood, gold ground
35.5 x 27 cm
Crete, around 1600

Article number: 5

Dalmatia, ca. 1500

Tempera on wood 46 x 57,5 cm Depicted are the Saints Paul and Stephen.

Article number: 8

Tempera on wood, gold ground
27 x 21 cm
Venetian-Cretan, 17th century

The original icon was found in 1793 in Achtyra in the garden of the Pokrov Church. The feast day is celebrated on July 2. Characteristic of the theme is the connection between the Mother of God and the Passion story.

Article number: 3

tempera on wood, gold leaf

33,5 x 27 cm

Greek, ca. 1700

The Annunciation is the promising begin oft the redemption of mankind. On the left side stands the Archangel Gabriel telling the good news to the Virgin Mary who stands on the right side before a throne, her head a little leaned and listening thoughtful to his words.

Item number: 7

Tempera on wood, gold ground
21.5 x 17 cm without frame
Venetian-Cretan, 17th century

Contrary to the general assumption that the theme of the nursing Mother of God originated in Italy, it actually stems from 6th-century Coptic art. The Mother of God is depicted in half-length, her head bowed, holding the divine child in her arms. The Madonna’s breast is painted in an abstract manner, as this theme is primarily symbolic in nature and was never depicted in a completely naturalistic way.

Item number: 12

Tempera on wood, gold ground
30 x 28 cm
Greece, late 17th century

Christ, surrounded by the apostles, stands blessing before the cave, at the entrance of which stands Lazarus, still wrapped in cloths. The two sisters Martha and Mary kneel at Christ’s feet. The background is decorated with stylized rocks and architecture.

The icon probably comes from the festive series of an iconostasis.

Item number: 11

Tempera on wood
26 x 14 cm
Greece, 18th century

The entry into Jerusalem marks the beginning of the Passion cycle of the Lord. Christ rides toward Jerusalem on a white donkey, followed by the apostles. The people pour out of the city gate to cheer him. In the background, the Mount of Olives rises on the left, in the center the palm tree from which the children take branches to welcome the Lord, on the right Jerusalem and architecture symbolizing the temple.

The icon probably comes from the festive series of an iconostasis.