Deisis (Deesis)

ID: TWMRISHS10

View of the spectacular “deisis” that is located in the Royal Gallery of the Hagia Sophia. In a “deisis” Jesus Christ is in the center and is flanked by the Virgin Mary on his right (our left) and St. John the Baptist on his left. Mary and John are portrayed as praying for humanity.

Found in

Hagia Sophia Istanbul

Keywords: Deisis, Deesis, Royal Gallery, Virgin Mary, St. John the Baptist, Mosaic, Mosaics, Tessera Tesserae Gold, Palaeologian Renaissance, Jesus Christ, Halo, Greek Inscription Inscriptions