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Intaglio with Saint Theodore Teron Slaying a Many-Headed Dragon
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Title: Intaglio with Saint Theodore Teron Slaying a Many-Headed Dragon
Caption: Intaglio with Saint Theodore Teron Slaying a Many-Headed Dragon. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 x 1/4in. (3.4 x 2.6 x 0.6cm). Date: 1300 or later.
Theodore Teron (the recruit) was one of several soldier-martyrs whose cults were enormously popular in the later centuries of the Byzantine Empire. This intaglio illustrates Theodore's miraculous slaying of a dragon. The image reflects the revival of classical culture that took place in Byzantium in the 1300s and 1400s; with its naturalistic stance, it recalls classical depictions of Herakles battling the many-headed hydra.
Technique/material: AGATE
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3276 × 4094 px | 38.4 MB
Print size: 27.7 × 34.7 cm | 1289.8 × 1611.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: AGATE • CHALCEDONY • GEMS • INTAGLIOS • LAPIDARY WORK-GEMS • MEDIEVAL ART • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SCULPTURE
