The Virgin and Child

The Virgin and Child. Icon in the Italo-Cretan style. Cretan painters were famous for their ability to paint either alla maniera Greca or alla maniera latina, depending on the preferences of their clientele, which included both Orthodox and Catholics. Second half of 15th c. 1.17x0.52 m. Gift of Helen Stathatos. (ΓΕ 21783)