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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.
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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
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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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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
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also created his version of the popular painting. The
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