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Description
This Icon shows the changing style of icons and the new technique in the early Palaiologan period (1261-1350) of miniature mosaic at its peak.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C.
Publication Date
ca. 1325
City
Byzantine Empire
Keywords
St. John Chrysostom, Antioch, Turkey
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Icon of St. John Chrysostom" (1325). BYZANTIUM: Trade, Treasure, Tradition. 49.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/arth3620_2021/49
Comments
A single saint, forward facing, and from the torso up. Stares at the viewer with a steady gaze, with a classic Byzantine gold background.
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