Wall Painting of a Male Saint in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2011

Wall Painting of Male Saint

Date: 12th century, modern restoration

Culture: Byzantine

Medium: Fresco

Dimensions: Overall: 9 7/16 x 9 5/16 x 1 5/8 in. (24 x 23.7 x 4.2 cm)

Classification: Painting-Fresco

Credit Line: Gift of Lisa Papamarkou Jewell, in memory of her brother, Alexander Papamarkou, on the occasion of the opening of the Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries for Byzantine Art, 2000

Accession Number: 2000.526.1

Description:

The largest of these fresco fragments may represent the late fourth-century saint John Chrysostom, who is usually depicted with a pointed beard, sunken cheeks, and a high forehead.

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