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Document Details : Title: La Crucifixion par Ibrāhīm al-Nāsiḫ et Yūḥannā al-Armanī Subtitle: Redécouverte d'un triptyque ottoman chez les Jésuites du Caire Author(s): AUBER DE LAPIERRE, Julien Journal: Journal of Coptic Studies Volume: 21 Date: 2019 Pages: 1-11 DOI: 10.2143/JCS.21.0.3285799 Abstract : Located in the Collège de la Sainte-Famille in Cairo, a 18th century triptych of the Crucifixion painted by the icon painters Ibrāhīm al-Nāsiḫ and Yūḥannā al-Armanī, reveals an interesting art and collections history, from the church of Sitt Barbāra (Old Cairo) to its present location. This icon belonged in particular to Dr. G. Baÿ, a close friend of Gaston Maspero’s and an important collector in Cairo at the beginning of the 20th century. After his death, the triptych was sold by auction in 1923. |
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