St Catherine’s Church, Nicosia
Creator:
Home, Gordon (1878-1969)
Date:
1931
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Inscriptions:
Inscribed in lower right recto: St Catherine’s Church, Nicosia
Description:
The Lusignan church of St. Catharine’s was turned into Haidar Pasha Mosque in 1572. It is one of the most beautiful gothic monuments in Nicosia. Above the sacristy is a curious chamber which could have been used as a treasury. The brackets left and right of the arch above the north doorway are decorated with a figure of a dragon and the figure of Melusine. Fleur-de-lis decorate as finials the arches above doorways. This elegant church lies just behind St. Sophia.
Dimensions:
31 x 25 cm
Signature(s):
Signed and dated in lower left: Gordon Home
Identifier:
PNT-00736
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Rights Holder:
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