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Constantine and Helena

Constantine and Helena

Brother Kassianos of Pantokrator

Constantine and Helena, dressed in a Byzantine imperial costume known as the loros, are shown flanking and holding the gemmed cross. Helena, also known as St. Helen, was mother of Constantine I (306-37), and is credited with the recovery of the cross in Jerusalem. Constantine was the first Roman Emperor to accept and actively promote Christianity. September 14 marks the exaltation of the cross, which is a major feast day celebrating the joint veneration of mother and son, as well as the discovery of the cross.
Artist
Brother Kassianos of Pantokrator
(Greek)
Title
Constantine and Helena
Date
early 21st century
Medium
Egg tempera and gold leaf on panel
Dimensions
17 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. overall
Credit
Bequest of Frank R. Horlbeck
Accession No.
2021.41.47
Classification
Icons
Geography
Greece

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2019, bequeathed by Frank R. Horlbeck (Madison, WI) to the Chazen Museum of Art

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