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Maica Domnului Glykophilousa

Unknown

1850

From the collection of Ethnographical Museum of Transylvania

Classical Antiquity

Dominant colour

Maica Domnului Glykophilousa is a 1850 by Unknown, held at Ethnographical Museum of Transylvania.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1850
Where can I see it?: Ethnographical Museum of Transylvania

About this work

This drawing shows a woman holding a small child. She’s dressed in a long red robe with gold trim, and the child wears a simple blue garment. Behind them, a dark background glows with a red curtain and a golden halo around the woman’s head. The colors are bright but flat, and the faces look calm. The woman’s halo and the star on her robe suggest she’s meant to be holy. The style feels old, with stiff lines and no shading. It’s like a simple, devotional image meant to be copied or carried. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.