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The Annunciation |
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1537-1543 34.4 x 25.5 cm Tempera. Plaster ground on board. From the church of St. John the Forerunner in the Monastery Slepce, in Slepce – Demir Hisar. Today - Museum of Macedonia, Skopje. |
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Condition: Well preserved.Iconography: The Mother of God is shown in full length. She is standing on a low pedestal, in front of a throne without a back. Her right hand is raised in a gesture of surprise and in her left she holds a spindle. On the other side, the Archangel Gabriel gives a blessing with his right hand and holds a rod in his left. From a shining segment of the sky, a ray of light falls on the Mother of God. The Holy Spirit is in the ray. Requisite architecture in the background. Drapery decorated with flowers stretched between two buildings. Conservation: The icon has been conserved.
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