Byzantine icon of Our Lady of Vladimir, 10x8 in, Greece

Byzantine icon of Our Lady of Vladimir, 10.2x7.9 in, Greece. Icon made on wood, with frame, depicting Our Lady of Vladimir. The figure is slightly raised from the main frame, made on special canvas with new colours and real gold. On the sides of the figure, we can see the wood grain as it was hand-painted. Its history is rooted in Byzantine art and the Marian devotion of the Catholic Church. The icon was painted in the 13th century in Crete, Greece. The image depicts the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus in her arms, Mary wears a red dress and a dark blue coat with golden stars, symbols of her royalty and divinity. Jesus, on the other hand, is dressed in a beige dress. The hand of Mary tightly holds that of the child, a symbol of her protection and guidance. On the back of the icon, there is the certification of Byzantine icon certifying production in Greece according to the old traditional Byzantine style on canvas and old wood.