The Virgin Glykofilousa with the Akathist Hymn is a tempera painting created by Greek painter Stephano Tzangarola.
The hymn begins with: to you, invincible champion addressed to the Panagia Theotokos (Virgin Mary).
[3] The central portion of The Virgin Glykofilousa with the Akathist Hymn closely resembles an earlier painting created by Titian.
Tzangarola's student Andreas Karantinos created three works similar to his teacher's painting.
The Virgin Glykofilousa with the Akathist Hymn is part of the collection of the Monastery and Museum of Saint Andrew in Kephalonia.
[4][5] The Virgin Glykofilousa with the Akathist Hymn is an egg tempera painting with gold leaf on a wood panel.
The work exhibits a mixture of the Greek Baroque, Late Cretan School, and the Rococo.
Both Emmanuel Tzanes and Ioannis Moskos implemented stylistically similar elements the Rococo decorative gold background was common two both artists.
Τhe letters ΜΡ ΘΥ are short for ΜΗΤΗΡ ΘΕΟΥ, it means Mother of God.
The Virgin's garment is painted in rich detail and color and is gracefully arranged in loose folds.