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Holy Bishopric of Morphou: The Nativity of Jesus, Church of the Holy Virgin in Moutoullas
An enormous figure if the Holy Virgin , as main figure of the scene, was depicted at the center of a cave with triangular endings. The interior of the cave was painted black, referring to the darkness of the Sin and Hades, whode defeat was accomplished with the Resurrection of Jesus. A red portable matress, which the Jews used to carry with them during their trips, is laid under Mary. The half sta…
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- mural paintings (visual works)
Medium
- Paint
- paint (coating)
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- mural paintings (visual works)
Medium
- Paint
- paint (coating)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights
- Holy Bishopric of Morphou
Creation date
- 1280
- 1280
Temporal
- 13th-15th c. AD (Late Byzantine Period)
Current location
- Panagía
Identifier
- #52820
Year
- 1280
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-26T15:36:26.819Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-11-22T21:51:38.574Z