The Christ Child with Saints Boris and Gleb by Anonymous

The Christ Child with Saints Boris and Gleb 1500 - 1799

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panel, tempera, painting

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portrait

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byzantine-art

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medieval

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panel

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tempera

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painting

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sculpture

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sculptural image

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figuration

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men

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history-painting

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This anonymous Russian icon, "The Christ Child with Saints Boris and Gleb," depicts the Christ Child flanked by the martyred saints Boris and Gleb. Dating back to the 16th or 17th century, the icon is characteristic of the style of Russian icon painting, with its flat, stylized figures and gold backgrounds. The icon is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY.

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