WLA_vanda_Virgin_and_Child_copper_Cathedral_of_Torcello.jpg

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Virgin and Child
Copper, embossed and gilded
Italo-Byzantine (Venice)
12th century
818-1891

Found in the rood-loft of the Cathedral of Torcello (Venice). Inscribed in Greek: 'Mother of God strengthen thy servant Philip the bishop'; the bishop has not been identified. The plaque was probably made for an altar.

Wikipedia Loves Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum

This photo of item # 818-1891 at the Victoria and Albert Museum was contributed under the team name " va_va_val " as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009.
Victoria and Albert Museum

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Date Taken in February 2009
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Author Wikipedia Loves Art participant " Va_Va_Val "
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