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| Pict. 56. Utter Humility, 16th-17th century. |
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The icons of Christ, the Ultimate Humility (picture 56), Saint John the Theologian (E107), John the Baptist
(picture 57) and the Virgin Kykkiotissa (E549) belong to the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century.
The period of the Turkish rule (1571-1878) is represented with more, and mostly signed, works. We mention the
icons by Paul the Hierograph of the mid-17th century. (Entrhoned Christ E313, Mother of God (picture 58, 59),
Archangel Michael E213), Jesus Christ as saviour of the world (picture 66) a work by Solon Hierothytes (1641),
the Holy Mandelion (picture 64) by the Thessalonikan painter
Michael Apostoles and works by Michael of Cyprus and especially the full-figure large icon of the Archangel
Michael (picture 60) with the donor, the Abbot of Kykkos Meletios (1776-181 1), at the lower right corner.
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