Alexios Commenos, Son of John II, after a mosaic
1938
Artists
Description
Copy of the XIth c. mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Cast in one piece from the original mosaic and then painted.
Dimensions
58.1 x 48.26 cm (22 7/8 x 19 in.) frame: 63.18 x 53.02 x 5.4 cm (24 7/8 x 20 7/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Byzantine Institute, 1938, Sold to Fogg Art Museum. Holt made and painted these copies under the auspices of the Byzantine Institute, with funding and encouragement from the Fogg. At some point later, the Fogg bought them from the Institute.
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