Holy Bishopric of Morphou: The apostle Paul, Church of the Holy Virgin in Moutoullas

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Title:	Holy Bishopric of Morphou: The apostle Paul, Church of the Holy Virgin in Moutoullas
Start date:	1280
End date:	1280
Historical Period:	Late Byzantine Period
Description:	St Paul, the apostle of the Nations, who was painted as a bald, oblong figure, with a brown beard and crooked nose. With his right raised hand he is giving the benediction and holding in his left hand an opened scroll, with a fragmentary inscription, written with capitals letters. The bunch of rolled scrolls symbolizes his epistles.
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