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The Good Shepherd, artwork of Christos Lefakis

Copy of a fresco found in a tomb. The fresco covered the western narrow side of the tomb. Against a background of dark ochre the young figure of the Good Shepherd is depicted, now destroyed in half. The theme of the Good Shepherd is a continuation of the ancient Greek kriophoros (ram-bearer). The youth is wearing a short tunic bound in the waist and boots. He has the hands folded upon the chest. On the upper and lower part the composition is framed by red strip.

 

Code

ΝΕΤ 001

Type

Copy of a fresco

Chronology

1950-1960

Dimensions

Height 121 cm., length 70,5 cm.

Material of Construction

Watercolor on manila paper attached to canvas

Origin

Thessaloniki, Bizaniou street, tomb