English School
The Christ of the Emerald Icons, c. 1600
Oil on oak panel
10 ¾ x 7 ½ in. (27.3 x 19 cm)
Inscribed: THIS PRESENT FIGURE IS THE SIMILYTUDE OF OUR LORD IHS OUR SAVIOUR IMPRINTED IN AMIRALD BY THE PREDECESSORS OF THE GREATE TURKE AND SENT TO POPE INNOCENT THE VIII FOR A TOKEN TO REDEME HIS BROTHER THAT WAS TAKYN PRISONER
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