#deesis

Armenian director Sergei Parajanov posing with the XVIIIth century Deesis icon in the St. Paraskeva Church in Kosmach, Ivano-Frankivsk Region, during the filming of his fil Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, 1964

Two artists doing tracings of the #Deesis, on the left is Aldi Bey, a Turkish architectural student who worked for Whittemore in #HagiaSophia and on the right is Nicholas Kluge, a Russian refugee and former member of the Imperial Russian Archaeological Institute. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDAK_7YlWFP/?igshid=1q8uiuq78feyv

15th-century Deesis icon with the Great Martyr Barbara and Saint Paraskevi of Iconium. It depicts Jesus Christ enthroned, with the Mother of God and John the Baptist on either side. Saints Barbara and Paraskevi are depicted behind them, with their hands raised in prayer. This beautiful antique Russian icon originates from the Church of Barbara in Pskov. It is now in the collection of the Novgorod State United Museum.

Deesis, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul) XIII sec ca.

Blessed Mother Mary & Baby Jesus Mosaic

#Deesis Panel, is one of most inspiring mosaics in Chora Church. This enormous deesis scene includes Christ and Mary but not John the Baptist. Mary is praying for forgiving the  sins of humanity. Read More: https://hagiasophiaturkey.com/inner-narthex-mosaics-chora/4/

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