jun 4, 1161 - Double-sided icon
Virgin and Child
Man of Sorrows
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12th century
Mount Sinai
encaustic icon evokes concept of living images inviting the viewer into interaction and communicating with each other
Hodegetria: Virgin who shows the Way, Christ; her expression shows emotion as if she has foreknowledge of the scene on the reverse
Man of Sorrows: hold antithetical realities simultaneously alive and dead, crucified yet off of cross, humiliation and glory
terms: hodegetria, Miracle at Blachernae
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