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Title: Holy Bishopric of Morphou: Holy Virgin with Jesus, Church of the Holy Virgin in Moutoullas
Start date: 1280
End date: 1280
Historical Period: Late Byzantine Period
Description: 

On the right, in southern wall, the full-length Holy Virgin with Christ was depicted under an arch. The Holy Virgin is seated on a throne with a richly decorated back and a podium on the ground. Mary id holding on her left the young Jesus, who is depicted at the same time as a child and as an elderly person, i.e. although he is represented as a child, he is bald, symbolizing the wisdom of an elderly person. Jesus is blessing with his right hand and keeps a rolled scroll in the left one. He wears a grey mantle and a reddish tunic with rich folds. The Holy Virgin in a melancholic expression is bending her head towards Jesus and raises her right open hand.

Place: Panagía, 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

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