Portable Icon with the Virgin Eleousa, early 1300s, Made in probably Constantinople, Byzantine, Miniature mosaic set in wax on

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Portable Icon with the Virgin Eleousa, early 1300s, Made in probably Constantinople, Byzantine, Miniature mosaic set in wax on wood panel, with gold, multicolored stones, and gilded copper, Overall: 4 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Mosaics, Images of the Virgin Eleousa, the Virgin of Compassion, developed in the later Byzantine centuries and profoundly influenced the art of the Latin West. Here, the intimate poses of the heads and hands display the warm emotional attachment of the Virgin and Child

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Size: 3796px × 4839px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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