COLLECTIONS / Dionysios Loverdos Collection
In 1979 the Byzantine and Christian Museum undertook to conserve and keep 660 works of ecclesiastical art (15th-19th c.) from the Collection of Dionysios P. Loverdos, a collector from Kephallenia. The Loverdos Collection is one of the largest and most important collections of post-Byzantine religious art in Greece. The Museum received manuscripts, woodcarvings, textiles, works of minor arts and 470 post-Byzantine portable icons, remarkable samples of the painting of Crete and the Ionian Islands.
Gallery View
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ension with a depiction of Akra Tapeinosis
Antimensia are (usually) textiles that were used in the Orthodox Christian Church as portable altars. This particular antimen...
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Saint Theodore Tiro
Saint Theodore Tiro is depicted full length against a gold background in a dramatic and energetic pose, about to deliver a de...
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The Entry of the Virgin into the Temple
The interior of the temple is defined by the side wall in the background, the entrance - tower at the right and the sancturay...
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Saint Demetrios and Scenes from his Life
St Demetrios is depicted mounted on horseback wearing military uniform in the central part of the icon, killing Kaloyannis or...
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Theotokos “Lady the Lambovitissa”
The Virgin, wearing a gold crown, sits on a marble throne and holds Christ blessing. To the left of the throne, the painter E...
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The burial of Theotokos and her Assumption to Heaven
The burial of Theotokos and her Assumption to Heaven. Icon with obvious influences from the western art. Painted by Konstanti...
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