Chronicle of Georgia: Bearded Figure Beneath a Sun Emblem

Bearded Figure Beneath a Sun Emblem. Tsereteli’s style is unmistakable: elongated figures, heavy robes and faces that look straight at the visitor, as if from an ancient icon. A portrait in bronze, close enough to read every line of the face and robe. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, rebuilt in the 11th century, is said to keep the robe of Christ — for Georgians it is the “Life-Giving Pillar” of the church.