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285: 297: 43: 309: 247:. The Virgin is the central figure in the icon. She is holding Christ while sitting on a throne, she is surrounded by several Seraphim. They are located on an outer circular layer. The Virgin and child are inside of a church archway. A holy dove is above the Virgin. She is surrounded by hierarchal concentric circles. The highest-ranking angels are closest to the Virgin. As the circles travel further from the Virgin the Cherubs and other angels follow. Even further from the center are new and old testament narratives. 251:
from left to right. Immediately below the figure of God the Virgin partakes in the Annunciation. She interacts with the angel for four scenes. There is a detailed visual story of her life. She explains the blessing to her family, then to Joseph. The left narrative ends with Joseph and her traveling on a donkey. On the right side, the Virgin is seated with Jesus for a second time. In a Virgin and child sequence.
262:. The painting exhibits elaborate buildings giving viewers a perspective of 16th-century architecture. At the bottom, is a lagoon reminiscent of Venice, Upper Jerusalem is depicted, as well as saints, who are lined up in dense hierarchical groups. The entire universe praises Mary for her role in Jesus's work. The Greek Inscription reads 250:
At the top of the painting is the crucifixion, there is a second crucifixion to our lower left. A figure of God is to our left in the upper portion of the upper archway. The figure is next to Adam and Eve. The two biblical figures occupy a wilderness on the upper archway transversing the archway
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The painting is egg tempera and gold leaf on wood. The dimensions are 71.5 cm x 47 cm or 28.2 in x 18.5 in, it was completed in the latter part of the 16th century in
145:. The painting is a tribute to the Virgin Mary. Klontzas was active on the island of Crete during the second half of the 16th century. He was a member of the 264:ΕΠΙ CΟΙ ΧΑΙΡΕΙ ΚΕΧΑΡΙΤΩΜΕΝΗ ΠΑCΑ Η KTICIC, ΑΓΓΕΛΩΝ ΤΟ CΥCTHMA KAI ANΘΡΩΠΩΝ ΤΟ ΓΕΝΟC (Happy and Blessed is Creation, Angles, the Universe and the Genesis of Man. 886: 493: 891: 255: 790: 337: 782: 881: 850: 149:. He was one of the most prolific Greek painters of the 16th century. Most of his works were copied by other artists. The 308: 759: 360: 185:. It was used in the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great during the Liturgy of the Faithful. The hymn is as follows: 735: 387: 814: 370: 727: 871: 806: 671: 602: 254:
The painting is also full of hidden meanings and symbols. There are zodiac symbols. The painting features the
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also created his version of the popular painting. The Klontzas painting is currently at the
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71.5 cm × 47 cm (28.2 in × 18.5 in)
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created a version in the 17 century that is very similar to Klontzas's
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Klontzas was inspired by the hymn that was composed by the Syrian monk
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also painted a similar theme. He called his painting In You Rejoices.
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painting was copied by countless Greek and Italian painters.
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The painting follows the traditional 221:and thy womb more spacious than the heavens. 217:and became a child, our God before the ages. 213:O sanctified temple and spiritual paradise, 194:γένος, ἡγιασμένε ναέ, καὶ Παράδεισε λογικέ, 192:κτίσις, Ἀγγέλων τὸ σύστημα, καὶ ἀνθρώπων τὸ 791:Beheading of John the Baptist (Damaskinos) 494: 480: 41: 211:the angels in heaven and the race of men, 198:καὶ παιδίον γέγονεν, ὁ πρὸ αἰώνων ὑπάρχων 385: 358: 202:ἐποίησε, καὶ τὴν σὴν γαστέρα, πλατυτέραν 196:παρθενικὸν καύχημα· ἐξ ἧς Θεὸς ἐσαρκώθη, 206:Κεχαριτωμένη, πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις· δόξα σοι. 864: 783:The Last Judgement Triptych (Klontzas) 501: 887:Paintings of the Crucifixion of Jesus 475: 200:Θεὸς ἡμῶν. Τὴν γὰρ σὴν μήτραν, θρόνον 396: 352: 204:οὐρανῶν ἀπειργάσατο. 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Georgios Klontzas
Movement
Cretan School
Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies
Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies
tempera
Georgios Klontzas
Cretan School
Theodore Poulakis
Franghias Kavertzas
Leos Moskos
Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies
John of Damascus
Heraklion
maniera greca
Venetian style
Dodekaorton
Akathistos
Georgios Klontzas
In Thee Rejoiceth
In You Rejoiceth
In Thee Rejoiceth (Moskos)
Moskos
"Greek Art Catalogue"
Venice of the Greeks
ISBN
9789608460140
The Music of Angels in Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art Volume 6 Issue 4
Maltezou, 1999

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