Необичайно изображение в икона от XVIII век. Полагане пояса на Богородица
An unusual image on a 18th century icon. Deposition of the Virgin’s belt

Summary/Abstract: The priest Nikolas, son of priest Christo, ordered the icon in 1783. For creating the image an unusual iconography, inspired of the schemas of “The Virgin – Life-giving Spring“ and “Presentation of the Virgin“, was used. The picture presents a ceremony in which some folkloric elements are included. The stylistic features are very similar with those of the 1768 icon of “Ap. Tomas with scenes of his life“. Probably the two works of art are painted in the same artistic atelier, which functioned in the today South-West Bulgarian territories.

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