Saints Theodores
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Title
Saints Theodores
Subject
Description
Saint Theodore Stratelatis and saint Theodore Tiron are depicted on the east side of the north door within the same panel, in accordance to the tradition which dictates their representation along one another. Theodores along with Saint George across are the three armed saints portrayed in the central bay of Asinou.
A small missing part of the fourteenth-century layer provides an insight window to the original fresco and asserts that initially a military figure occupied the place. Therefore we cannot but to think that again the Theodores were depicted here.
According to the twelfth-century stocking, the two Saints had short tunics, and they were depicted without any sign of move.
However, their fourteenth-century iconographic representation, even though it follows their conventional and stereotypic depiction form, it departs in a way and depicts them in long tunics and animate postures. Stratelatis was portrayed with a strong, straight-nosed face, dark hair and a branching beard while Theodore of Tiron had shorter hair and a one-pointed beard. Regarding their lifelike movements, Theodore Stratelatis specifically, is depicted with a raised hand and is connected visually with John the Baptist and Mary, next to the templon, who seem to have the same gesture.
A small missing part of the fourteenth-century layer provides an insight window to the original fresco and asserts that initially a military figure occupied the place. Therefore we cannot but to think that again the Theodores were depicted here.
According to the twelfth-century stocking, the two Saints had short tunics, and they were depicted without any sign of move.
However, their fourteenth-century iconographic representation, even though it follows their conventional and stereotypic depiction form, it departs in a way and depicts them in long tunics and animate postures. Stratelatis was portrayed with a strong, straight-nosed face, dark hair and a branching beard while Theodore of Tiron had shorter hair and a one-pointed beard. Regarding their lifelike movements, Theodore Stratelatis specifically, is depicted with a raised hand and is connected visually with John the Baptist and Mary, next to the templon, who seem to have the same gesture.
Creator
Source
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Publisher
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/45036
Format
JPG, MP3
Language
en
Type
Identifier
Figure-061
Coverage
35.046355, 32.973431
Files
Collection
Citation
Ioannides, Marinos, “Saints Theodores,” Αψίδα, accessed January 31, 2025, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/45271.