Focus on Virgin and Child Enthroned (Romas) and analyze the Description.
The work of art was completed in 1764 for the Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Livorno, Italy.  It is part of a well-preserved iconostasis.  The painting was completed using gold leaf, wood panel, and tempera paint.  The height is 117.5 cm (46.3 in.) and the width is 78.5 cm (30.9 in.) nearly the same size as  The Holy Trinity completed by Romas for the same church.  In 1942, the church was torn down because of a city rehabilitation project, and the works of art were restored and moved to a museum. The icon is an epic depiction of the craftsmanship of the Heptanese School.  The celestial heavenly throne features a shell-like decoration common to the works of Filippo Lippi and Emmanuel Tzanes.  The Lady the Lambovitissa features the complex geometric structure.  The throne follows the lines of the rococo style and is elaborately decorated with angels.  The Virgins robe features gold trim, floating ripples, folds of fabric, and striations with delicate contours. The drapery folds are more in line with the painting by Konstantinos Tzanes rather than the traditional Cretan style.  The painter uses a brilliant combination of gold, red, blue, and green on her robe.  Both figures feature gold halos.  The Christ child has curly hair and holds a round sphere with a cross.  The sphere with the cross held by the Christ child was a common theme in Cretan Renaissance paintings it symbolized earth as a heavenly dominion.  Christ's attire features decorative patterns on his robe and pillow.  The facial features of both heavenly beings exhibit complex refined detail exemplary of the anatomy prevalent in paintings of the Heptanese School.  Romas implemented a complex shadowing method adding refined realism.
Heptanese School Cretan Renaissance Konstantinos Konstantinos Tzanes Emmanuel Tzanes Livorno Lady the Lambovitissa  The Holy Trinity Filippo Lippi