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Summary
Virgin Hodegetria. Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Русский:Богоматерь Одигитрия. Русский музей, Санкт-Петербург. Hodegetria (Greek: Οδηγήτρια, literally: "She who shows the Way"; Russian: Одигитрия) — or Virgin Hodegetria Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus at her side while pointing to Him as the source of salvation for mankind. Date: 1482 www.picture.art-catalog.ru/picture.php?id_picture=8753 Artist: Dionisius (1440–1502) - This is a faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or fewer.