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The Nativity of the Virgin

Unknown11 th c.

St. Sophia of Kyiv

St. Sophia of Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine

The most laconic iconographic version with minimum of characters was chosen for this fresco. In the center of the composition there is a bed with birthing mother. Three women congratulate Anna and bring her presents. In the lower part, near the bed there are two midwives, bathing a baby – Mary. The scene combines the naturalness of genre scene and ritual iconography of Byzantine art.

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  • Title: The Nativity of the Virgin
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 11 th c.
  • Type: monumental painting, fresco
St. Sophia of Kyiv

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