The Dormition of the Virgin

The Dormition of the Virgin. The main motif of the icon is supplemented by the Assumption of the Virgin at the top. The scene’s iconography scene was established in Crete by the Ritzos workshop in the late 15th c. and was repeated with minor variations by many later painters. Early 16th c. 0.571x0.392 m. Gift of Georgios Patriarcheas (ΓΕ 29518)