2001 © Maxim Tabachnik
Fresco of Christ PantocratorTheophanes the Greek
This fresco (1378) shows the Virgin Mary at the moment of the Annunciation. Draped in deep red, she turns toward the descending Archangel Gabriel, expressing humility and divine apprehension. The fluid brushwork and subdued palette exemplify Byzantine spirituality transformed through early Russian visual language.
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