Plural of deesis; plural of a Byzantine religious image typically showing Christ or the Virgin Mary in a position of intercession.
From Greek deesis meaning 'prayer' or 'supplication.' The term refers to a specific type of religious artwork from the Byzantine Empire depicting saints in prayer.
Medieval Byzantine artists created stunning deesis mosaics in churches where holy figures literally appear to be pleading on behalf of human souls—the frozen moment of divine intercession.
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