SUBJECT

SUBJECT

Identification

Euphrasian Basilica ciborium, Poreč – Annunciation

Iconographic description

In the left corner, there is an angel with a white and azure tunic and a red pallium standing in a green meadow with flowers and shrubs growing in it. In front of the figure of the angel, who stretches his arm towards the Virgin, a bent tree rises with two rounded green tops, loaded with white and red fruit. In the right corner, in an elevated position, there is the Virgin in front of a throne. The Virgin wears a white and azure tunic and a blue cloak; her attitude is modest and in her left hand she holds a key. In the background, two buildings appear, one of which has a dome, characterised by pronounced colouring. Next to Mary, a tree grows, also bent and with fruit, with a narrow and elongated top. The background of the entire scene is golden and uniform (PRELOG 2004, La basilica Eufrasiana a Parenzo, p. 26).