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Title: | Holy Bishopric of Morphou: Jesus Christ, Church of the Holy Virgin in Moutoullas | Start date: | 1280 | End date: | 1280 | Historical Period: | Late Byzantine Period | Description: | The full-figure of the enthroned Jesus in imperial garments. He appears frontal, starring the faithful, in the iconographic type of the Pantocrator. He is seated in a throne with chair back, adorned with bands creating brown, green, and white frames. Bands decorated with pearls are depicted along the contours. Brown cloth with black horizontal bands covers the seat of the throne. At the back of the throne is a cylindrical pillow. The feet of Jesus with their characteristic sandals are placed on a reddish podium. Jesus with his raised right hand is giving the benediction turning his hand outwards. In his other hand, he is leaning on at his chest a closed, leathered gospel, fastened with three buckles, |
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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