Archangel Michael, Christmas Issue Icons, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Archangel Michael, Christmas Issue Icons, Republic of Cyprus
Description
Archangel Michael. The 15m. stamp is an icon representing the Great Deesis in the uppermost zone of the iconostasis. The icons is dated to the year 1544 and attributed to the hand of Joseph Houris. They remind one of the Palaeologue style and iconography but are related to the so-called Cretan school of the 16th century. (Extract from: The Painted Churches of Cyprus, 2nd edition p.381)
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: A. Malekos
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
1976-CHRISTMAS-10M
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Harrison & S ons Ltd, England
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Archangel Michael, Christmas Issue Icons, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed November 23, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/12802.