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

In the middle of a rocky landscape the Burning Bush is depicted; above the bush is visible the upper part of the body of the Holy Virgin inscribed in a burning circle, with an inscription with white, capital letters written in a ligature: ''Mother of God''. She is holding a medallion with Jesus, who is giving with his right hand the benediction. A flying angel to the left is moving his hand to Moses adressing to him, Moses is standing at the left holding a staff in his right hand and turns his head to angel. In front of the scene the figure of Moses is painted once more; Moses bends to unlace his shoes.

Place: Panagía, Cyprus  
Languages: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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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