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This is the left panel of a Deesis (or Deisis) representation (Greek δέησις, 'prayer' or 'supplication'), as indicated by the Holy scriptures held by the principal figures. In Byzantine art it traditionally included the Virgin at left, Christ Pantocrator in the centre, and John the Baptist at right, sometimes with other saints and angels.
York Art Gallery
York
Title
Deesis Icon with the Virgin
Date
1650–1699
Medium
oil on wood
Measurements
H 22.2 x W 19 cm
Accession number
YORAG : 724
Acquisition method
gift from W. N. Spence, 1955
Work type
Painting
York Art Gallery
Exhibition Square, York, North Yorkshire YO1 7EW England
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