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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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