Burning Bush
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Title
Burning Bush
Subject
Description
The Burning Bush, which is represented on the eastern face of the western arch of the naos, along with the scene of Ezekiel with the Closed Door and the Holy Mandilion, attest the message of Incarnation through prophecies by Prophets of the Old Testament. In contrast, the message of Incarnation beyond time, is the theme that the Annunciation scene, on the western face of the eastern transverse arch bears.
The Burning Bush is the scene, where Christ presents Himself to Moses, in the form of a burning bush. Here, a bush containing the figure of Mary is represented, with Moses facing upwards to the bush and coherently to the Mandylion.
The placement of the scene of Burning Bush and the Closed Door on either side of the Holy Mandylion, the visual evidence of God’s incarnation, confirm the prophecies of Moses and Ezekiel and connects them to the Annunciation.
The presence of the Old Testament prefiguration of Mary in the scene of the Burning Bush is a fact that needs a second reading. Although these type of scenes were normal, they were depicted in churches of high social status and not in marginal churches such as Asinu. Therefore, the instance at Asinu is singular and its sources of inspiration must be investigated somewhere else. For the Burning Bush, the inspiration must to be found in the depiction of a grizzled Moses with a thin beard in icons of Sinai as visual relations exist.
The Burning Bush is the scene, where Christ presents Himself to Moses, in the form of a burning bush. Here, a bush containing the figure of Mary is represented, with Moses facing upwards to the bush and coherently to the Mandylion.
The placement of the scene of Burning Bush and the Closed Door on either side of the Holy Mandylion, the visual evidence of God’s incarnation, confirm the prophecies of Moses and Ezekiel and connects them to the Annunciation.
The presence of the Old Testament prefiguration of Mary in the scene of the Burning Bush is a fact that needs a second reading. Although these type of scenes were normal, they were depicted in churches of high social status and not in marginal churches such as Asinu. Therefore, the instance at Asinu is singular and its sources of inspiration must be investigated somewhere else. For the Burning Bush, the inspiration must to be found in the depiction of a grizzled Moses with a thin beard in icons of Sinai as visual relations exist.
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-071
Coverage
35.046355, 32.973431
Files
Collection
Citation
Ioannides, Marinos, “Burning Bush,” Αψίδα, accessed April 24, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/45277.