Iconographic dress Byzantine dress



moses has iconographic dress, others everyday contemporary clothes, 10th century


the common images surviving byzantine period not relevant references actual dress worn in period. christ (often baby), apostles, saint joseph, saint john baptist , others shown wearing formulaic dress of large himation, large rectangular mantle wrapped round body (almost toga), on chiton, or loose sleeved tunic, reaching ankles. sandals worn on feet. costume not commonly seen in secular contexts, although possibly deliberate, avoid confusing secular divine subjects. theotokos (virgin mary) shown wearing maphorion, more shaped mantle hood , hole @ neck. close actual typical dress widows, , married women when in public. virgin s underdress may visible, @ sleeves. there conventions old testament prophets , other biblical figures. apart christ , virgin, iconographic dress white or relatively muted in colour when on walls (murals , mosaics) , in manuscripts, more brightly coloured in icons. many other figures in biblical scenes, if unnamed, depicted wearing contemporary byzantine clothing.







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