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 This
is the apse depiction of the Virgin Enthroned before the restoration evident
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| The Church of Panagia tou Arakou was decorated in 1192 and probably
reflects the aesthetics of Constan- tinople in the late Comnenian period.
Since so little of such decoration survivies in the capital, this is precious evidence for its style. |
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