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Theophanes the Cretan

Saint Christopher by Theophanes wading through a river, with Christ on his left shoulder and a leafy staff in his right hand

Greek Art Post-Byzantine Art

Theophanes Strelitzas Bathas: Saint Christopher at the Anapafsas Monastery

With the Christ Child on his shoulder and a leafy staff in his hand, Theophanes’ Saint Christopher wades across the river in the wall painting at the Anapafsas Monastery, Meteora. A study of the 1527 work, with particular attention to the dress and to the Western iconographic tradition of the subject.

Full-length Saint James the Persian with a cross, domed headdress and reddish-brown mantle, in a fresco by Theophanes.

Greek Art Post-Byzantine Art

Theophanes Strelitzas Bathas: Saint James the Persian

Clad in sumptuous robes and a striking domed headdress, Saint James the Persian holds the martyr’s cross in Theophanes the Cretan’s fresco at the Anapafsas Monastery. This study examines the costume, the face and the inscription of the 1527 image.