Painting of Holy Men
Not on view
This painting on cloth presents fragments from a larger grouping of saints. The men wear himation mantles, cloaks that had come to be identified with wise men, philosophers, and, in Christian imagery, Christ and his apostles. The Greek letter eta (H), displayed prominently on their shoulders, often connoted divine power and wisdom. Without archaeological documentation, the purpose of the painting remains unknown: was it a wall hanging meant to decorate a home, chapel, or tomb?
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