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Authors: | Paul the Hierograph | Title: | Μουσείο Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου (Κύπρος): Άποψη της κόγχης με τη μαρμάρινη παλαιοχριστιανική τράπεζα στο τέρμα της αίθουσας 2 του Μουσείου της Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου. Γύρω είναι τοποθετημένα μαρμάρινα παλαιοχριστιανικά ανάγλυφα (πιθανώς επιστύλιο). Ψηλότερα, στο μέσο, δεσπόζει μεγάλη λειτανευτική εικόνα της Θεοτόκου Οδηγήτριας (13ος αιώνα). Εκατέρωθέν της εκτίθενται εικόνες με Αποστόλους, έργα του Παύλου Ιερογράφου (17ος αιώνας) | Start date: | 400 | End date: | 599 | Historical Period: | Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period | Description: | View of the niche of Room 2 of the Museum of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos. An early Christian trapeza (holy altar) occupies the central space. In the background, early Christian marble reliefs (probably an epistyle) are on display. At the higher level in the middle there is a large processional icon of the Mother of God Hodegetria (13th century) supported by a pole. On either side of it there are icons depicting the Apostles, part of a Great Deesis (Greek for 'prayer' or 'entreaty'), made by Paul the Hierograph (17th century) |
Place: | Museum of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos, Cyprus | Languages: | No linguistic content; Not applicable | Medium: | marble (rock) tempera wood (plant material) |
Project: | BYZART Project | Fond: | OUC Museum of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos | Physical type: | furnishings (works) reliefs (sculptures) icons (devotional images) |
Material and technique: | relief (sculpture techniques) painting (image-making) |
Data provider: | Museum of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos | License: | All rights reserved | Rights holder: | Museum of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos |
Appears in Collections: | BYZART |
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