MOSAIC ARTIST, Italian
(13th century in Rome)

Madonna and Child

13th century
Mosaic icon
San Paolo fuori le Mura, Rome

The icon is in the typical Byzantine pose of the 'Theotokos Hodigitria' (Mother of God) who indicates the way, with her son on her left arm. The Virgin, wrapped in a dark blue mantle, stands out from the gold ground; the Child is wrapped in a red cloak decorated with motifs imitating pearls and precious stones.

The icon is in the Chapel of the Crucifix, San Paolo fuori le Mura, Rome.