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Lot 2251
Saint Demetrios of Thesssaloniki
Estimated Value:
2.600 € - 3.600 €
Result:
3.626 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Greece, probably 19th ct.95 x 54 cm
Saint Demetrios onn horseback in battle.
Southern German private collection. Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki († c. 306) is one of the most venerated saints of the Christian East, glorified as a great martyr. A popular iconographic depiction of St.Demetrius is his victory over the Bulgarian Tsar Kaloyan, who fell in 1207 while besieging Thessaloniki.
