Stock Photo: The Comnenus Mosaics, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
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The Comnenus mosaics, equally located on the eastern wall of the southern gallery, date from 1122. The Virgin Mary is standing in the middle, depicted, as usual in Byzantine art, in a dark blue gown. She holds the Child Christ on her lap (wikipedia).
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