Object ID
2008.19.1.1
Object Name
Icon
Title
Nativity
Medium
Paint
Material
Wood
Object Entities
Object Description
This is a colored painting on a wooden tablet. The painting depicts a scene of the Virgin Mary and Joseph gazing down at their infant child, accompanied by two others. Above them are clouds and a golden star shining down on them. On both sides of the star is Greek writing. There is a hanging wire attached to the back of the wooden tablet.
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Citation
Icon, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/7938. Accessed 03/28/24.