{"id":1785,"date":"2010-08-14T05:00:15","date_gmt":"2010-08-14T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xromata.com\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2010-08-03T07:45:11","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T07:45:11","slug":"%ce%a4%ce%bf-%cf%86%cf%8c%cf%81%ce%b5%ce%bc%ce%b1-%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%ce%a0%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%b3%ce%af%ce%b1%cf%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xromata.com\/?p=1785","title":{"rendered":"\u03a4\u03bf \u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 – Virgin Mary’s dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To <\/span><\/u>φ\u03ccρεμα της Παναγ\u03afας<\/o:p><\/span><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

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Η 15η<\/sup> Αυγο\u03cdστου ε\u03afναι για τους Ορθ\u03ccδοξους Χριστιανο\u03cdς ιερ\u03ae μ\u03adρα. Ημ\u03adρα μεγ\u03acλης αργ\u03afας κατ\u03ac την οπο\u03afα τιμ\u03acται η Κο\u03afμηση της Θεοτ\u03ccκου Παρθ\u03adνου Μαρ\u03afας, μητ\u03adρας του Ιησο\u03cd Χριστο\u03cd.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

To<\/span> <\/span>post<\/span> <\/span>αυτ\u03cc ε\u03afναι \u03adνα μικρ\u03cc αφι\u03adρωμα στην μεγ\u03acλη αυτ\u03ae γιορτ\u03ae των Ορθοδ\u03ccξων και ιδια\u03afτερα του ελληνισμο\u03cd.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Το “<\/span>xromata<\/span>.<\/span>com<\/span>”, αντ\u03af \u03acλλης αναφορ\u03acς προς την τιμ\u03ceμενη φυσιογνωμ\u03afα της ημ\u03adρας, θα ασχοληθε\u03af μαζ\u03af της χρωματικ\u03ac (τι \u03acλλο;) και συγκεκριμ\u03adνα με το \u03adνδυμα Αυτ\u03aeς.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Στις περισσ\u03ccτερες απεικον\u03afσεις της η Παναγ\u03afα απεικον\u03afζεται \u03ae με κ\u03ccκκινο \u03ae με μπλε \u03adνδυμα, \u03ae με χρυσ\u03cc και αυτ\u03cc κυρ\u03afως στα επιχρυσωμ\u03adνα εικον\u03afσματα \u03ccπου χρυσ\u03ccς επικαλ\u03cdπτει την ζωγραφισμ\u03adνη παρ\u03acσταση. Σπαν\u03afως με \u03acλλο χρ\u03ceμα, συν\u03aeθως πρ\u03acσινο σκο\u03cdρο που \u03ccμως πολλ\u03adς φορ\u03adς πρ\u03ccκειται για αλλοιωμ\u03adνο απ\u03cc τον χρ\u03ccνο μπλε χρ\u03ceμα. <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Γιατ\u03af αυτ\u03ae η εμμον\u03ae των ζωγρ\u03acφων και αγιογρ\u03acφων στα συγκεκριμ\u03adνα χρ\u03ceματα; Υπ\u03acρχει<\/span> <\/span>κ\u03acποιος<\/span> <\/span>ιδια\u03afτερος<\/span> <\/span>λ\u03ccγος<\/span>; <\/span>Φυσικ\u03ac<\/span> <\/span>και<\/span> <\/span>υπ\u03acρχει<\/span>!<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

\u038cχι! Δεν πρ\u03ccκειται για αναφορ\u03adς στις γραφ\u03adς που να συσχετ\u03afζουν την Μαρ\u03afα με αυτ\u03ac τα χρ\u03ceματα. <\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Απλ\u03ceς, πρ\u03ccκειται για τρ\u03afα απ\u03cc τα ακριβ\u03ccτερα χρ\u03ceματα, ιδ\u03afως κατ\u03ac την μεσαιωνικ\u03ae εποχ\u03ae, και τιμ\u03aeς \u03adνεκεν, χρησιμοποιο\u03cdσαν οι αγιογρ\u03acφοι και ζωγρ\u03acφοι αυτ\u03adς τις παν\u03acκριβες βαφ\u03adς για να β\u03acφουν τα ρο\u03cdχα του τιμ\u03ceμενου προσ\u03ceπου με αυτ\u03adς. Εξ \u03acλλου, οι περισσ\u03ccτερες τοιχογραφ\u03afες και πολλ\u03ac εικον\u03afσματα \u03aeταν δωρε\u03adς, προσφορ\u03adς χορηγ\u03ceν \u03ae τ\u03acματα πλουσ\u03afων, επ\u03af των οπο\u03afων \u03adπρεπε να επιδειχθε\u03af ο πλο\u03cdτος και η οικονομικ\u03ae τους ισχ\u03cdς, οπ\u03ccτε η χρ\u03aeση ακριβ\u03ceν χρωμ\u03acτων \u03aeταν \u03adνα «πρ\u03adπει».<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Στα εικον\u03afσματα που αφορο\u03cdσαν στην Θεοτ\u03ccκο, η Παρθ\u03adνος ως το κατ’ εξοχ\u03aeν τιμ\u03ceμενο πρ\u03ccσωπο «ντυν\u03ccταν» π\u03acντα με κ\u03ccκκινο \u03ae μπλε ρο\u03cdχο, κ\u03acτι που καθιερ\u03ceθηκε και μετ\u03adπειτα, \u03adως τις μ\u03adρες μας.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Η καθαρ\u03ae ανεξ\u03afτηλη κ\u03ccκκινη βαφ\u03ae και ιδια\u03afτερα η πορφ\u03cdρα, \u03aeταν αρκετ\u03ac ακριβ\u03ae απ\u03cc την αρχαι\u03ccτητα και την χρησιμοποιο\u03cdσαν οι πολ\u03cd πλο\u03cdσιοι και οι \u03acρχοντες. \u0388τσι, π\u03adρα απ\u03cc την τιμ\u03ae της, συμβ\u03ccλιζε ανωτερ\u03ccτητα, πλο\u03cdτο και αρχοντι\u03ac, χαρακτηριστικ\u03ac που \u03adπρεπε (μ\u03adσω του χρ\u03ceματος) να δοθο\u03cdν στην Θεομ\u03aeτορα. <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ο χρυσ\u03ccς ε\u03afχε π\u03acντα την αξ\u03afα του και η χρ\u03aeση του σαν βαφ\u03ae \u03adδινε μεγαλοπρ\u03adπεια στα εικον\u03afσματα. Επιπλ\u03adον τους \u03adδινε περισσ\u03ccτερη α\u03afγλη καθ\u03ceς λαμπ\u03afριζε αντανακλ\u03ceντας το φως των λ\u03cdχνων και των κερι\u03ceν.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Τα λεπτ\u03ac φ\u03cdλλα χρυσο\u03cd τα χρησιμοποιο\u03cdσαν στις αγιογραφ\u03afες ε\u03afτε στο φ\u03ccντο, ε\u03afτε σαν διακοσμητικ\u03ac στοιχε\u03afα των ενδυμ\u03acτων και οπωσδ\u03aeποτε στα φωτοστ\u03adφανα.  <\/span> <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Το μπλε ουλτραμαρ\u03afν χρ\u03ceμα ανταγωνιζ\u03ccταν τις τιμ\u03adς του χρυσο\u03cd και πολλ\u03adς φορ\u03adς \u03aeταν ακριβ\u03ccτερο και απ\u03cc το χρυσ\u03acφι, οπ\u03ccτε, λ\u03ccγω της αξ\u03afας του, \u03acρχισε να αντικαθιστ\u03ac το καθιερωμ\u03adνο κ\u03ccκκινο του μανδ\u03cdα της Παναγ\u03afας.<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Αυτ\u03cc το χρ\u03ceμα, που η βασικ\u03ae του \u03cdλη \u03aeταν ο ημιπολ\u03cdτιμος λ\u03afθος λ\u03acπιζ – λαζο\u03cdλ, ερχ\u03ccταν π\u03adρα απ\u03cc τη θ\u03acλασσα (<\/span>ultra<\/span> <\/span>mare<\/span>) γι’ αυτ\u03cc ονομ\u03acστηκε ουλτραμαρ\u03afν. Το δ\u03cdσκολο ταξ\u03afδι του απ\u03cc το Αφγανιστ\u03acν \u03adως τα λιμ\u03acνια της Ευρ\u03ceπης, κυρ\u03afως της Βενετ\u03afας, αν\u03adβαζε περισσ\u03ccτερο την τιμ\u03ae του.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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Φ\u03afλοι μου, εσε\u03afς με ποιο χρ\u03ceμα προτιμ\u03acτε το φ\u03ccρεμα της Παναγ\u03afας; Κ\u03ccκκινο \u03ae μπλε; \u0389 μ\u03aeπως χρυσ\u03cc;<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Εμε\u03afς π\u03acντως στ\u03adλνουμε Χρυσ\u03adς και Χρωματιστ\u03adς ευχ\u03adς στις Μαρ\u03afες, τους Μ\u03acριους, τις Παναγι\u03ceτες, τους Παναγι\u03ceτηδες και τις Δ\u03adσποινες που γιορτ\u03acζουν.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Translation into English<\/o:p><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

The dress of Virgin Mary <\/font><\/span><\/u><\/span>
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The 15th August is for the Orthodox Christians a holy day. This day is a great holiday in which is celebrated the Assumption of Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. <\/font><\/span><\/span>
\nThis post is a little tribute to this great celebration of the Orthodox Christianity, particularly the Greeks. <\/span>
\nThe "xromata.com", instead of another reference to the honored figure of the day, will deal with the color (what else?) specifically of her dress.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

In most depictions Virgin Mary is depicted on red or blue clothing or gold, mainly in gold gilded icons which overlaps the painted scene. <\/span><\/span>Rarely is she depicted in another color, usually dark green that sometimes this is corrupted by time blue. <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font>
\nWhy this obsession of artists and painters in those colors? Is there any particular reason? Of course there is! <\/font><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>No! There are no references in scriptures which associate Maria with these colors. <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span>
\nSimply, just happened that those three colors, especially during the medieval era, were quite expensive paints and honorary they were used by the icon painters and artists to color the clothes of the person honored in the icon. Moreover, most of the frescoes and icons were donations and offers and rich offerings of very wealthy donors on which has to be demonstrated their wealth and economic power, so the use of expensive colors was a ‘must’. <\/span>
\nIn icons relating to Mary, the Virgin as the guest of honor on the painting was "dressed" always in red or blue clothing, which was established and thereafter, until today. <\/span>
\nThe pure indelible red dye and “porphyra” (red purple) were quite expensive in antiquity and used mostly by very rich people and the rulers. Thus, beyond its value, symbolized superiority, wealth and nobility, characteristics (of the color) suitable for Virgin Mary. <\/span>
\nGold has always held its value and its use as paint adds magnificence to the icons. <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span>Moreover gave them more glamour sparkling and reflecting the light of lamps and candles. <\/span>
\nGold foils were used in icon paintings mainly on the background or at decorative motives of clothing and certainly at the halos. <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font>
\nBlue ultramarine color was competing prices of gold and was often more expensive than gold, so due of its value, began to replace the standard red mantle of Virgin Mary. <\/span>
\n<\/font><\/font><\/span>The basic material for this color was the semiprecious stone lapiz – lazuli that came across the sea (ultra mare) so it was called ultramarine. The difficult commercial journey from Afghanistan to the ports of Europe, particularly Venice, made higher the value of the blue dye. <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span>
\n<\/span>My friends, what color you prefer for the dress of Virgin Mary? Red or Blue? Or gold? <\/span>
\nThis post however sends its Gold and Colored whishes to Mary, Marios, Panagiota, Panagiotis and Despina who celebrate their “name day” on the 15th<\/sup>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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