Saint Demetrius
Saint Demetrius

Currently not on view

Saint Demetrius,

1801

Dimitar Simon, Bulgarian, active ca. 1801
y1940-149

Information

Title
Saint Demetrius
Dates

1801

Maker
Dimitar Simon
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
25 x 19.4 x 2.5 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Capps
Object Number
y1940-149
Inscription
Inscription on reverse [translated, see accession card for reproduction of original]: 1801 Month March (?) 25 day / Dimitar Simon, the artist; Inscription on front, on either side of Demetrius’ head [translated, see accession card for reproduction]: Saint Demetrius;
Culture
Bulgarian
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, panel (wood)
Subject
icons, religious art, men, Orthodox Eastern, breastplates (body armor), figures (representations), knives (weapons), knives, saints, crosses (objects)

Acquired by Edward Capps, Sr., at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum in 1940 by Capps.

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