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The Mother of God Pelagonitisa |
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1422 134 x 93.5 cm. From the church of the Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration, Zrze - Prilep. Today - Museum of Macedonia, Skopje. Condition: Very well preserved. A crack is visible between the two boards but because the boards are connected with wooden dowels there is no danger of splitting. |
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Iconography: The Mother of God Pelagonitisa is shown in half-length. In her arms she is carrying the infant Christ. His back is towards the spectator. The loving pose is emphasized by Christ’s face touching the lips of the Mother of God. The appellation “Pelagonitisa" is undoubtedly connected with the region of the Pelagonian Plain, at one end of which the Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration is located. The Mother of God is dressed in dark red maphorion bordered with gold. The infant Christ is dressed in white decorated discreetly painted flowers of blue and vermilion. He has a blue belt hatched with gold round his waist. However, special life is given to the scene by the orange cloak, which wraps the right leg of Christ and is thrown over the left arm of the Mother of God. The background is gold. The halo of the Mother of God is indicated by two lines impressed on the gold background. The inscription is written in vermilion. Conservation: Conserved in the laboratory of IPCM - Skopje.
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