File:St John the Baptist by Angelos Akotantos (Byzantine museum).jpg

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The saint is depicted in a stony desert, winged and conversing with Christ, who is shown blessing. At the bottom right the saint's severed head, encircled by a halo, is placed in a gold basin, a direct reference to his martyrdom. In the left-hand corner, symmetrically aligned with the head, is a tree and a turtle dove. The latter is a symbol of the Baptist, according to a hymn which is sung at the evening service on the feast of the Birth of the Baptist (24 June). In the far right corner is the artist's signature: ΧΕΙΡ ΑΓΓΕΛΟΥ (by the hand of Angelos). The icon is painted by the Cretan artist Angelos Akotantos who lived and worked in Venetian-held Chandax (now Herakleion) in the early 15th-c. The icon is one of the most important works by the painter. It reveals his familiarity with the Constantinopolitan painting.

Type: PORTABLE ICON Creator: Angelos Akotantos Measurement: 122,5 x 97 cm

Exhibit Number: ΒΧΜ 01551
Date 15th century
date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source http://www.ebyzantinemuseum.gr/?i=bxm.en.exhibit&id=66
Author Angelos Akotantos

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