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Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between St. Theodore and Gorge
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Title : Virgin( Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George
Unkown Artist
Date : 600 C.E (Early Byzantine Europe)
Material : Encaustic on wood
* Located now in St Catherine Monastery, Mount Sinai (Egypt)
- Icon
- placed in a medieval monastery
- Devotion/Worship
This outstanding icon has survived in two pieces, unskillfully joined together with wire.
Physical Description
The icon shows the Virgin and Child flanked by two soldier saints, St. Theodore to the left and St. George at the right which engages the viewer with their eyes. Above these are two angels who gaze upward to the hand of God, from which light emanates, falling on the Virgin. These different styles led people to believe that there were multiple artist
Physical Description 2
- Heaven vs Earth Comparison
- Virgin is avoiding eye contact
- Hierachy of Bodies (Those on the bottom look closer)
- Another realm in the back