The Nativity, Christmas Issue Fresco Paintings, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
The Nativity, Christmas Issue Fresco Paintings, Republic of Cyprus
Description
This illustration of baby Jesus being washed is just a small par t of the much larger fresco depicting The Birth of Christ from the Church of Panagia tou Araka near the village of Lagoudera.
According to an inscription above the North door, the decoration of the church was painted by the donation and great desire of Lord Leon in the year 1192 A.D. The scene shows a nurse or midwife holding in her right arm the newly born Christ while stretching her left hand towards her assistant to direct her in pouring the right amount of water in the font. Both nurse and assistant are seen richly dressed thus reflecting the aristocratic elegance of the Byzantine Court during the latter part of the Comnenian period.
According to an inscription above the North door, the decoration of the church was painted by the donation and great desire of Lord Leon in the year 1192 A.D. The scene shows a nurse or midwife holding in her right arm the newly born Christ while stretching her left hand towards her assistant to direct her in pouring the right amount of water in the font. Both nurse and assistant are seen richly dressed thus reflecting the aristocratic elegance of the Byzantine Court during the latter part of the Comnenian period.
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. Malecos
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
1994-CHRISTMAS-20C
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Alex Matsoukis, Athens
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “The Nativity, Christmas Issue Fresco Paintings, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed November 24, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13328.