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| − | The '''Panagia Pelagonitissa''' [[icon]] is a variant of the [[Panagia Glykophilousa]], with [[Christ]] in an embrace with his mother, and his back turned to the viewer. | + | The '''Panagia Pelagonitissa''' [[icon]] is a variant of the [[Panagia Glykophilousa]], with [[Christ]] in an embrace with his mother, and his back turned to the viewer, a gesture that boosts the drama of the Mother worried for her frightened Child who is threatened with martyrdom. |
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The Panagia Pelagonitissa icon is a variant of the Panagia Glykophilousa, with Christ in an embrace with his mother, and his back turned to the viewer, a gesture that boosts the drama of the Mother worried for her frightened Child who is threatened with martyrdom.
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