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title: The Virgin and Child Mosaic, Hagia Sophia
author: Hagia Sophia Research Team
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7973/the-virgin-and-child-mosaic-hagia-sophia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Virgin and Child Mosaic, Hagia Sophia

_Authored by Hagia Sophia Research Team_

## Image File

[![The Virgin and Child Mosaic, Hagia Sophia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7973.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7973.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Virgin and Child [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/), 9th century CE, [Hagia Sophia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hagia_Sophia/), Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). The mosaic is located in the apse semi-dome of Hagia Sophia. In the mosaic Mary is enthroned and she puts her right hand on the shoulder of the Child Christ who is seated in her lap. Her left hand holds a handkerchief, which is on Christ’s knee. In the mosaic, Christ has a fair complexion. It was uncovered in 867 CE by Photius the Patriarch.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Team, H. S. R. (2018, January 24). The Virgin and Child Mosaic, Hagia Sophia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7973/the-virgin-and-child-mosaic-hagia-sophia/>
### Chicago
Team, Hagia Sophia Research. "The Virgin and Child Mosaic, Hagia Sophia." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 24, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7973/the-virgin-and-child-mosaic-hagia-sophia/>.
### MLA
Team, Hagia Sophia Research. "The Virgin and Child Mosaic, Hagia Sophia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7973/the-virgin-and-child-mosaic-hagia-sophia/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://hagiasophiaturkey.com/virgin-child-mosaic/) by **Hagia Sophia Research Team**. Submitted by [Rome and Byzantium](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/hagiasophiatr/ "User Page: Rome and Byzantium"), published on 24 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.