English: Icon of the enthroned Virgin and Child with saints and angels, and the Hand of God above, 6th century, Saint Catherine's Monastery, perhaps the earliest iconic image of the subject to survive.
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Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai (Egypt) / K. Weitzmann: "Die Ikone"
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Icon of the enthroned Virgin and Child with saints and angels, and the Hand of God above, 6th century, Saint Catherine's Monastery, perhaps the earliest iconic image of the subject to survive.
María con Jesús en brazos, entronizada entre san Teodoro de Amasea y san San Jorge, y custodiada por dos ángeles. Icono encáustico de fines del siglo vi, que pone en evidencia la veneración a María por sobre otros santos.
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