Devotional icons and donors. About a new Creto-Venetian Koimesis from the beginning of the 16th century.
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https://doi.org/10.37536/ebizantinos.2022.10.2070Keywords:
Koímesis, Madonneri, Andrea and Nikolaos Ritzos, Donors, Cretan School, Post-Byzantine Icon, Devotional Painting.Abstract
This following article deals with an unknown early 16th-century icon of the Koímesis, which can be attributed to the Ritzos’ workshop. Its study allows us a better understanding of the artistic, aesthetic, and devotional tastes which characterized the Creto-Venetian society in Candia during this period. The overall dimensions and horizontal format of the panel suggest it was destined for a private and devotional use. The recipients were probably a couple of Greek local patricians or plutocrats, who did not hesitate to put themselves forward to be portrayed alla veneziana as participants as mourners at the Virgin Mary’s funeral.
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