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Title: Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor, and His Family Blessed by the Virgin and Christ Child
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Description: Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos stands with his wife Helen Dragas and their three children beneath the Virgin and Child, Manuel on the Virgin's right and Helen on the left. While the Virgin actually touches Manuel's halo with her right hand, her left hand stops short of touching Helen. This manuscript contains works traditionally attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite and was given as a gift to the abbey of St.-Denis from Manuel II following his trip to Paris and London to raise military support to protect Constantinople from the Turks.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain
Subject (See Also): Dionysius the Pseudo- Areopagite, Theologian Family Helena Dragas, Wife of Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor Mary, Virgin, Saint
Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean
Century: 15
Date: ca. 1403-1405
Related Work: Additional views available from the Louvre: http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=4876&langue=fr
Current Location: Paris, Musée du Louvre, Département des objets d'art, MR 416, fol. 2
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Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Manuscript illuminations
Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Vellum (parchment)
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