Sitting on the throne with a straight and imposing posture, the  expression the Virgin Mary was made to appear strict and authoritarian. The background is in solid gold, leading us to experience the sense of abstraction and the feeling of immortality. Her crown seems to coalesce with the halo and the border around her contour. The word Pantanassa is derived from the roots pan, which is all encompassing and anassa. Both these attributes are here and so very notable.