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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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