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Unknown Moldovan

Author

Unknown Moldovan

Period

18th-19th Century

Technique

Tempera on board

Author

Unknown Moldovan

Period

18th-19th Century

Technique

Tempera on board

Description of the Work

Byzantine-Balkan sacred artwork depicting the Madonna and Child.

The hieratic fixity of the gazes, ornamental gold details and schematization of the faces respond to the theological canons of the Orthodox tradition, aiming to represent the divine beyond earthly form.