The artwork, titled “Twelve Holidays,” is a creation attributed to an artist known as “Orthodox Icons” and dates back to approximately 1150 AD. It belongs to the “Crusader workshop” art movement and is categorized under the genre of iconography. This piece forms part of the “Holydays and Events of Sacred History” series and is currently housed at Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai, Egypt.
The artwork features a structured grid layout of twelve distinct panels, each illustrating significant religious holidays and events in sacred history. Each panel contains richly detailed depictions of holy figures, biblical scenes, and iconographic elements, intricately crafted to convey the spiritual and religious significance of the depicted events. The icon employs a traditional color palette and stylistic elements characteristic of the Crusader workshop, emphasizing its historical and cultural context within 12th-century religious art. The careful composition and vivid storytelling encapsulated in the artwork reflect its purpose as a devotional item, offering a visual narrative of key moments in sacred Christian history.
