Infinite Concept UniverseUniversesSearchMy UniverseConnected sub-universe
Infinite Concept UniverseByzantine Iconography · BIU016
Byzantine Iconographyvisual atlas · evidence-aware
Geography + Transmission Atlas / Greece & Aegean
place

Patmos

The island setting explicitly named by the Met for the John-the-Theologian-and-Prochoros panel; the object’s possible production on Crete is kept separate from the scene’s represented place.

Source-backed seed recordThis record carries registered source references. Follow the source trail for the exact scope of evidence and rights.
Compare this record →
Geography + Transmission profile

Greece & Aegean

early 15th c. object context / biblical-saint narrative · 1 registered source

Browse this familyCompare this profile
Historical frame

The Met explicitly places John and Prochoros in their cave on Patmos within the represented scene.

Production / use

This is represented narrative place, not the panel’s production place.

Movement / provenance

No movement route is inferred from the scene setting.

Political / ecclesiastical

The represented devotional narrative is distinct from the object’s questioned Cretan manufacture.

Artistic relation

Useful for separating iconographic place from production geography.

Reception / adaptation

No transmission claim.

Uncertainty

Do not equate depicted Patmos with object provenance.

Geography is not transmission proofGeographic proximity, shared typology, or visual similarity does not establish influence, workshop movement, trade, or transmission direction.
Direct graph trails

Follow explicit geographic and transmission connections.

Places + regional groupings

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Verified objects

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Icon types + scenes

1 direct
Saint John Dictating to Prochoros← occurs-at · source-backed

Materials + making

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

History + actors

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Sacred-space evidence

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Concepts + transmission methods

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Two-step navigation

Keep the intermediate evidence visible.

Patmos← occurs-at →Saint John Dictating to Prochoros← depicts →Four Icons from a Pair of Doors (Met 2013.980a–d)
Patmos← occurs-at →Saint John Dictating to Prochoroscontains-figure →Saint John the Theologian
Patmos← occurs-at →Saint John Dictating to Prochoroscontains-figure →Prochoros
Geography source trail

Sources supporting this profile.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Four Icons from a Pair of Doors (Panels), possibly part of a Polyptych
Open source ↗
public-domain-image-and-open-access-data
Discovery profile

Where can this record lead?

1 bounded direct result · 3 bounded two-step paths · 0 navigation themes

Discover from this record
Recommendation boundaryThe next steps below are explainable graph/curriculum navigation, not a popularity ranking, similarity score, or claim of historical importance.
Saint John Dictating to ProchorosPatmos ←occurs-at— Saint John Dictating to Prochoros · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-779.
Visible two-step paths

Keep the intermediate record in view.

  1. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
  2. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
  3. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
Beginner where-next

Reason across history, geography, and evidence

BIU navigation synthesis maps Place / places-networks records to this preserved learning path; this is a learning suggestion, not historical importance.

Open learning step →

Connected record

← occurs-at
Saint John Dictating to Prochoros
source-backed · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Source trail

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Four Icons from a Pair of Doors (Panels), possibly part of a Polyptych
Open source ↗
public-domain-image-and-open-access-data

ICU / CONNECTED DISCOVERY

Continue through related ideas.

These are bounded editorial connections; paid placement does not influence them.

Loading public connections…

See reverse connections