Byzantine Art. Mosaic. The Dormition of the Virgin, which lies in bed surrounded by the apostles. In the center, Jesus Christ with a child in his arms, symbolizing the soul of Mary reborn in Paradise. Nave of the Church of St. Saviour in Chora or Kariye Camii. Istanbul. Turkey.
Byzantine Art. Mosaic. The Dormition of the Virgin, which lies in bed surrounded by the apostles. In the center, Jesus Christ with a child in his arms, symbolizing the soul of Mary reborn in Paradise. Nave of the Church of St. Saviour in Chora or Kariye Camii. Istanbul. Turkey.