Holy Bishopric of Morphou: The narrative ctcle of the Discovery and Exaltation of the True Cross, Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati (1-1, 72-82)

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Authors:	Goul, Philippos
Title:	Holy Bishopric of Morphou: The narrative ctcle of the Discovery and Exaltation of the True Cross, Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati (1-1, 72-82)
Start date:	1494
End date:	1494
Historical Period:	Late Byzantine Period
Description:	The blind arch in the north wall contains a series of miniatures that compose the narrative cycle of the Discovery and Exaltation of the True Cross. The cycle is rare in Byzantine religious painting and is, in fact, an iconographical import from the West, connected with the Crusader tradition of painting.
Place:	Stavrós tou Agiasmáti, Cyprus
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium:	paint (coating)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	OUC Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
Physical type:	mural paintings (visual works)
Material and technique:	painting (image-making)
Data provider:	Open University of Cyprus
License:	All rights reserved
Rights holder:	Holy Bishopric of Morphou
Appears in Collections:	BYZART