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Intrarea în Ierusalim - Duminica Floriilor

Unknown

1850

unspecified

From the collection of Colecție particulară - București

Byzantine icon painting Classical Antiquity Religious

Dominant colour

Intrarea în Ierusalim - Duminica Floriilor is a 1850 unspecified by Unknown, a Byzantine icon painting work, held at Colecție particulară - București.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1850 · Byzantine icon painting
Where can I see it?: Colecție particulară - București

About this work

This painting shows a man riding a white donkey toward a town with tall buildings. Above him floats a giant hand holding a cross. People in robes stand around—some look up, others hold staffs or stand by a doorway. The colors are mostly gold, pink, and brown, with flat, bright shapes. The hand with the cross is a strange detail—it’s not attached to anything. The text at the top is in Greek letters, which might hint at where this comes from. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how light and shadow create drama in older paintings.