Платытера
Virgin the Platytera
- происхождение названия:
- Greek for incarnation
- история:
- This first appears in church apses in the 12th century.
- Image of the Virgin Orans bearing the medallion with the representation of the Child in Her bossom was widespread in various kinds of visual arts in Byzantium and Old Rus: in monumental and icon painting as well as in sculpture.
- The origin of the icon is associated with the name of legendary icon painter, Alipy (Olimpy), a monk of the Kiev-Cave monastery.
- автор:
- Алипий Печерский {3500}
- Alipy Pechersky
- место:
- М.: ГТГ {3300}
- Moscow: Tretyakov gallery
- композиция:
- The Virgin of the orans type stands and the medallion is unsupported {526 p. 674}.
- Maria with Her hands spread and raised to the level of Her head was treated as the Mother of God in prayer.
- The medallion in Her bossom featuring the image of Christ Emmanuel symbolized the immaculate conception and divine nature of Christ.
