Hodegetria
Hodegetria an iconographical depiction of the Virgin and Child in which the Virgin with her right hand indicates the Child, who is on her left arm; the word is Greek, and means ‘The Indicator of the Way’.
According to tradition the arrangement follows that of a painting originally attributed to St Luke, but the earliest surviving example is probably to be assigned to the 7th century.
According to tradition the arrangement follows that of a painting originally attributed to St Luke, but the earliest surviving example is probably to be assigned to the 7th century.
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