Virgin Blachernitissa, Bust / Upper right / creation date: 7th century

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Work Title: Virgin Blachernitissa, Bust
View Title: Upper right
Creator/Culture: Greek; Byzantine
Image Creator/Culture: photographer: Fred Anderegg (American, 1908-2001); Icon photographed: 1965
Site/Repository: Site: Monastery of Saint Catherine (Mount Sinai, Egypt) -- Old Library
Period/Date: creation date: 7th century
Media/Technique: panel, encaustic paint, painting (image-making)
Dimensions: 40 x 32 cm (15.75 x 12.6 inches)
Subjects: The Michigan-Princeton-Alexandria Expeditions to Mount Sinai; Forsyth, George H., Jr. (1902-1991); Weitzmann, Kurt (1904-1993); Mount Sinai (Egypt); Orthodox Church; Byzantine Empire; Icons; Christianity; Saint Catherine (Monastery : Mount Sinai); Saint Mary, Blessed Virgin; Female saints; Blachernitissa
Work Record ID: 576143
Image Record ID: 1373186
Digital filename: 15asinai00946
HART Image Order Number: 300073
Date Added/Updated: 2018-03-17 07:38:21

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 5617 x 7930
File Size: 8 MB
Record: 1373186
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1373186/15asinai00946

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1373186. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1373186/15asinai00946. July 15, 2025.