Fresco, Panagia tou Araka church, Lagoudera, Cyprus
Dormition of the Virgin, detail of Christ holding her swaddled soul, angel, hieromartyrs and mourning apostles, fresco, 12th century, on the south wall of the Panagia tou Araka, a late 12th century Byzantine katholikon monastery church, near Lagoudera, in the Troodos mountains, Cyprus. The frescoes were commissioned by Leo Authentes and painted by a monk named Theodoros Apsevdis, completed 1192 and restored in the 14th century. The church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Pick your License
Restrictions Only for Ireland and United Kingdom and United States Of America
1192 Apostle Apseudi Apsevdis Araka Arakas Arakos Authentes Cypriot Cyprus Daglari Dormition Katholikon Komnenian Lagoudera Madari Nicosia Orthodox Panagia Pirsilia Soul Swaddled Theodoros Trodos Troodos
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > COH
