The Virgin Hodegetria
Type:
Mosaic
Period:
The end of the
13 century
School: Unknown
Dimmensions (cm):
98
/ 80
Location
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Sofia
Town: Sofia
Museum: National Archaeological Museum
Source
Country: Turkey
Province: Konya
Village: Eregli
Description
A traditional waist-high depiction of the Virgin Hodegetreia. The classical proportions, fine performance, integral silhouette and emotional expressivity of the icon attribute it to the circle of the Constantinople art of the early Paleologus style.
Iconographical technique: Mosaic
Base material: Wood
Wood on which the mosaic is arranged (smalt, marble).
State, restoration traces and comments
The icon was restored around 1930: the missing parts of the mosaic layer were filled in with plaster and retouched imitatively.
