Deisis Virgin Mary

ID: TWMRISHS13

The Virgin Mary, to Jesus’ left, is portrayed as a young virgin with her head tilted slightly down. She and John the Baptist are said to be interceding on behalf of humankind.

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Found in

Hagia Sophia Istanbul

Keywords: Constantinople, Byzantium, Constantine, Hagia Sophia, Church of Holy Wisdom, Justinian, Deisis, Deesis, Royal Gallery, Mosaic, Mosaics, Tessera Tesserae Gold, Palaeologian Renaissance, Virgin Mary, Halo, Greek Inscription Inscriptions