18th Century Eastern Orthodox Tempera Icon of St. John the Baptist workstation foliate medallions

foliate medallions

65" W x 13" H

who both studied naval architecture at MIT

Early vacuums of this style relied on a hand-pumped piston system: the operator worked the T-handle to create suction

18th Century Eastern Orthodox Tempera Icon of St. John the Baptist workstation foliate medallionsTempera painted icon on wood depicting St. John the Baptist, shown in a traditional pose holding a platter with his severed head a symbolic reference to his martyrdom by beheading. Above him appears Christ, accompanied by a rare depiction of God the Father, rendered in the Biblical description of "a voice without form." The saint's visage is framed by an applied repouss tin halo with vine and floral ornament, a characteristic embellishment of regional