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The iconography of the Holy Virgin Pelagonitissa (1)
The icon of Pelagonitissa is considered a variation of the Virgin of Tenderness (Glykofilousa). The infant Christ hugging his mother with his back turned to the viewer characterizes this type, a gesture that boosts the drama of the mother worried for her frightened child who is threatened with martyrdom. |
