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Four Icons from a Pair of Doors (Met 2013.980a–d)

Early-fifteenth-century tempera-and-gold panels depicting John and Prochoros, Baptism, Anastasis, and Saint Nicholas; the Met gives Crete as a questioned geography.

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Title: Four Icons from a Pair of Doors
Date: early 15th century
Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
Culture: Byzantine
Geography: Crete ?
Classification: Paintings-Icons
Source record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art object 2013.980a–d ↗
Rights checked: 2026-09-11 · Public Domain

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Anastasis / Harrowing of HellFour Icons from a Pair of Doors (Met 2013.980a–d) —depicts→ Anastasis / Harrowing of Hell · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-769.Baptism / EpiphanyFour Icons from a Pair of Doors (Met 2013.980a–d) —depicts→ Baptism / Epiphany · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-768.Egg TemperaFour Icons from a Pair of Doors (Met 2013.980a–d) —uses-technique→ Egg Tempera · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-772.Gold LeafFour Icons from a Pair of Doors (Met 2013.980a–d) —can-use-material→ Gold Leaf · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-774.

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