Lady the Lambovitissa
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| Lady the Lambovitissa | |
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| Η Κυρία η Λαμποβίτισσα (Greek), Madonna con Bambino Lambovitissa (Italian) | |
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| Artist | Emmanuel Tzanes |
| Year | 1684 |
| Catalogue | ΒΧΜ 13230 |
| Medium | tempera on wood |
| Movement | Late Cretan School |
| Subject | Virgin and Child enthroned inside shell headed niche |
| Dimensions | 153 cm × 103 cm (60.2 in × 40.6 in) |
| Location | Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens, Greece |
| Owner | Byzantine and Christian Museum |
| Website | Official Website |
Lady the Lambovitissa is a tempera painting by Emmanuel Tzanes. Tzanes was a Greek painter active from 1625 to 1690. His artistic periods can be broken into three parts. The Cretan Period (1625-1647), The Corfu Period (1647-1655), and the Venetian Period (1655-1690). He was a prominent member of the Late Cretan School. His art was heavily influenced by Greek painter Michael Damaskinos. His brothers Marinos Tzanes and Konstantinos Tzanes were both painters. Tzanes has a massive art collection attributed to him nearing over one hundred thirty works. During the Corfu Period (1647-1655), Konstantinos Tzanes and Emmanuel were heavily active. They painted many works on the island.[1]
The Virgin and Child enthroned was a popular theme painted by both Greek and Italian Byzantine painters. One of the most famous renditions is in Hagia Sophia. Cretan Painters adopted the theme. Georgios Klontzas and Andreas Ritzos both have notable versions. Lady the Lambovitissa was completed 1684. Konstantinos also created a similar version of the Virgin and Child Enthroned in Corfu around 1654. The Konstantinos version is still in Corfu at the Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher. Lady the Lambovitissa features similarities to the style of Nikolaos Tzafouris. Lady the Lambovitissa derived its name from the Lambovitissa Monastery in Corfu. The painting is part of the Dionysios Loverdos Collection at the Byzantine and Christian Museum.[2][3]
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