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Angels (Part of the Nativity Scene), Christmas Issue Wall Paintings, Republic of Cyprus

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Title

Angels (Part of the Nativity Scene), Christmas Issue Wall Paintings, Republic of Cyprus

Description

The wall painting illustrated on this stamp comes from the Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour ( Tou Sotira) at Palechori (Palaeochorio). The building is from the early 16th century, and the interior of the chapel (except for the roof ) is completely painted with a series of wall paintings of the post Byzantine period. In 2001 the Church was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. (A.& J. Stylianou, The Painted Churches of Cyprus, 2nd edition)

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

Contributor

Designer: A. Coutas, A. Papageorgiou

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

2002-CHRISTMAS-25

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

Provenance

Alex Matsoukis, Athens

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία , “Angels (Part of the Nativity Scene), Christmas Issue Wall Paintings, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed March 28, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13721.