Christ holding the soul of the Virgin Mary

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Eastern Christian iconography iconographic motif religious image

Christ holding the soul of the Virgin Mary is a traditional iconographic motif in Eastern Christian art that portrays Jesus tenderly receiving Mary’s departing soul, often shown as a small, swaddled figure, at the moment of her Dormition.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Christ awaiting Mary in heaven	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Christian iconography ⓘ iconographic motif ⓘ religious image ⓘ
associatedWith	Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine art NERFINISHED ⓘ Dormition icon NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Feast of the Dormition NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian iconography ⓘ Orthodox iconography NERFINISHED ⓘ Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonIn	Eastern Mediterranean Christian art NERFINISHED ⓘ Slavic Orthodox icon painting ⓘ
depicts	Dormition of the Virgin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
developedInContextOf	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme	Christ receiving the soul of Mary ⓘ Dormition of the Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ assumption of the Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ death of the Virgin Mary ⓘ intercession ⓘ salvation ⓘ tenderness of Christ ⓘ transition from earthly life to heavenly life ⓘ victory over death ⓘ
iconographicElement	Christ holding a small swaddled figure ⓘ Christ standing above the bier of Mary ⓘ Mary lying on a funeral bier ⓘ angels surrounding Christ ⓘ apostles gathered around the bier ⓘ mandorla around Christ ⓘ soul of the Virgin Mary depicted as a child ⓘ
liturgicalFeast	15 August ⓘ Dormition of the Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	Assumption of Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Koimesis NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes	Christ as giver of eternal life ⓘ Christ’s care for the Mother of God ⓘ Mary’s passage to heaven ⓘ Mary’s soul ⓘ hope of believers at death ⓘ resurrection ⓘ
usedIn	church decoration ⓘ festal icon cycles ⓘ iconostasis programs ⓘ liturgical art ⓘ

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Dormition of the Mother of God fresco → depictionDetail → Christ holding the soul of the Virgin Mary ⓘ

Assumption of the Virgin (dome fresco) → hasPart → Christ holding the soul of the Virgin Mary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ awaiting Mary in heaven