Orant
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Orant eller orante (fra det latinske orantis, der betyder tale, bede[1]) er et motiv i den tidlige kristne kunst med et bedende menneske som står med løftede arme ud til siderne og blikket løftet mod himlen. Orantstillingen skal minde beskueren om korsfæstelsen, og har også været brugt af asketiske munke.
Kilder og henvisninger
- Nationalencyklopedin, Orant
- Orante i Nordisk familjebok (2. udgave, 1914)
Medier brugt på denne side
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Its height is 6 m. Circa 2 mln of tesserae were used in a mosaic set. It is one biggest monumental examples of Old Rus art. “Orans” in Greek means “praying”. This image is one of the main iconographic types of the portrayal of the Virgin Mary that presents her image with her hands raised in prayer. The Virgin Orans is called “the Unbreakable Wall”. From ancient times it is believed that as long as the image of the Virgin Orans is in St. Sophia so long the city of Kyiv and all Rus stand.
Its height is 6 m. Circa 2 mln of tesserae were used in a mosaic set. It is one biggest monumental examples of Old Rus art. “Orans” in Greek means “praying”. This image is one of the main iconographic types of the portrayal of the Virgin Mary that presents her image with her hands raised in prayer. The Virgin Orans is called “the Unbreakable Wall”. From ancient times it is believed that as long as the image of the Virgin Orans is in St. Sophia so long the city of Kyiv and all Rus stand.
Orante (particolare), catacombe di priscilla, cubicolo della velatio, roma (metà III secolo).jpg
Orante (particolare), catacombe di priscilla, cubicolo della velatio, roma (metà III secolo)
Orante (particolare), catacombe di priscilla, cubicolo della velatio, roma (metà III secolo)