Maniera Cypria: 13th century icons in Cyprus

January 19 to July 31, 2017
Monday – Friday: 09:00-16:00 and Saturday: 09:00-13:00.

The exhibition Maniera Cypria highlights the production of iconography in Cyprus during the 13th century and its Eastern and Western influences.
During that time, Constantinople was under Latin rule and after the issuing of the Bulla Cypria mandate, the Church of Cyprus was placed under the Pope of Rome. This period is of paramount importance for the Byzantine art of Cyprus. The multicultural environment created on the island during the first century of the Frankish rule, the presence of the Latin Church in Cyprus, the artists coming to the island from the West, as well as the refugees from Syria and Palestine are all factors which influenced Cypriot iconography. The art of the time is a continuation of the rich Byzantine tradition of the period after Isaac Komninos, combining western and eastern elements. The exhibition includes icons from the collection of the Byzantine Museum of the Archbishop

Makarios III Cultural Foundation, as well as icons from different Orthodox communities all over Cyprus. The exhibition will be held at the Temporary Exhibition Hall of the Byzantine Museum of the Makarios Foundation in Nicosia and is curated by the director of the Byzantine Museum, Dr loannis lliades.