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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-gre-027. Bipede, crested, squamous (scaly), with the swirling arrow-shaped tail, the Dragon of the Last Judgment swallowing the River of Fire filled with the souls of sinners dragged down by the little black winged demons (the General Judgment); the damned sinners crowded in the cubicles of Hell (the Particular Judgment); the nimbate members of the Communion of Saints (the Apostles, the Prophets, the Martyrs, the Fathers and Hierarchs of the Church, the Monastics, and the Just) led by John the Baptist entering the Paradise (The Mansion of the Righteous) through the "Narrow Gate" guarded by the hexapteric seraph. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| Polychrome paint, mounted canvas (?) |
Wall painting (Nave, west (?) wall, painted decoration, detail, in situ) |
Constantine Dzumakis (?) |
Modern, 2000s (?) |
Meteora, Trikala, Thessaly, North Greece |
Agiou Stefanou (Monastery of Saint Stephen) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Greek Expedition, 30 April - 22 May 2009). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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