Christ in Glory
Medium
Tempera on wood
Dimensions
42 1/8 x 30 7/8 in. (107 x 78.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George R. Hann, 1944
Accession Number
44.101
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Art Historical Context
Behold *Christ in Glory*, a tempera on wood panel attributed to a Russian painter, possibly from the renowned Novgorod school. 42 1/8 x 7/8 inches, this icon exemplifies the medieval Russian tradition of religious painting, where artists crafted devotional images for churches and homes. Tempera, a durable medium of pigment mixed with egg yolk, allowed for luminous colors and fine details on wooden panels, these works both portable and venerated as windows to the divine. In Orthodox Christianity, depictions of Christ in Glory often portray him enthroned in majesty, surrounded by symbols of hi...