Description: Austrian German Empire - Hungarian 20 Kreuzer. 1848 Revolution Era. Necklace pendant. Very RARE Byzantine artdeveloped a great number of Madonna types. All are illustrated on icons, and one or another type was usually pictured prominently on the eastern wall ofByzantinechurches below the image of Christ; the location dramatized her role as mediator between Christ and thecongregation. The major types of the Madonna in Byzantine art are thenikopoia(bringer of victory), an extremely regal image of the Madonna and Child enthroned; thehodgtria(she who points the way), showing a standing Virgin holding the Child on her left arm; and theblacherniotissa(from the Church of the Blachernes, which contains theiconthat is its prototype), which emphasizes her role as intercessor, showing her alone in anorant, or prayer posture, with the Child pictured in a medallion on her breast. The Virgin also figured prominently as an intercessor in the group of the Desis, where she andSt. John the Baptistappear as intercessors on either side of Christ. In addition to these rather ceremonial types, the Virgin also appears in the less-frequently represented, moreintimatetypes of thegalaktotrophousa,in which she nurses the Child, and theglykophilousa,in which the Child caresses her cheek while she seems sadly to contemplate his coming Passion.
Price: 500 USD
Location: Cocoa, Florida
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Religion: Christianity
Country/Region of Manufacture: Austria
