Embroidery
Art
Epitaphios of the Voivode Basile Lupu, 1651/2
Maria Theocharis
14 April 2017
Dimensions of icon with inscription: 184 x 166 cm.
The epitaphios is of ... 
Banner, late 18th century
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
Dimensions: scene: 45 x 45 cm., the whole banner: 80 x 80 cm.
The scen...
Banners, Introduction
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
The ‘lavaron’ is a kind of flag. It consists of a square or oblong piece of...
Pyle of Sts Constantine and Helen, 1760
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
Dimensions: 310 x 210 cm.
Here the subject of the decoration is divide...
Pyles, Introduction
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
The pyle is the curtain which fills the gap above the low double doors of t...
Podea of the embroiderer Evangelistria, 1716
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
Dimensions: 50 x 44.5 cm.
The work is divided into two bands by two in...
Podea with the Root of Jesse, mid 17th century
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
Dimensions: 179.5 x 54.7 cm.
The subject is the Root of Jesse41, i...
Podeas, Introduction
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
The podea is a liturgical ornament hung immediately below an icon, a kind o...
Buckle, 19th century
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
Dimensions: diameter: 10 cm.
The Vatopaidi Monastery possesses a num...
Belts and Buckles, Introduction
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
The belt (‘zonarion’ or ‘zoster’) was a typical accessory of the dress of t...
