Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa)
Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa). tempera and gold on wood.
Republic of Venice, Kingdom of Candia, Candia (Heraklion, Crete, Greece) or Byzantine Empire, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) · English
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Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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Creator: attributed to Angelos Akotantos (Cretan, died 1450)
Cultural origin recorded by the museum: Republic of Venice, Kingdom of Candia, Candia (Heraklion, Crete, Greece) or Byzantine Empire, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
Work / edition: c. 1425–50
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Selected for the Brief on 7 Oct 2026. This date records our selection, rather than when the work was created.
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