Russian painted icon of Our Lady of Jerusalem, 5.5x4 in
Russian painted icon of Our Lady of Jerusalem, 5.5x3.9 inches. This icon is a variation of the Hodegetria iconographic type, where the Infant Jesus has his head and his body turned slightly towards his mother. The Infant's face shows inner emotions.
The legend tells that the original icon was painted by Saint Luke fifteen years after Jesus Christ death.
In 453, the painting was brought by the Emperor Leo I from Jerusalem to Constantinople. In 898, it was given to Prince Vladimir, that move it to K...
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Russian painted icon of Our Lady of Jerusalem, 5.5x3.9 inches. This icon is a variation of the Hodegetria iconographic type, where the Infant Jesus has his head and his body turned slightly towards his mother. The Infant's face shows inner emotions.
The legend tells that the original icon was painted by Saint Luke fifteen years after Jesus Christ death.
In 453, the painting was brought by the Emperor Leo I from Jerusalem to Constantinople. In 898, it was given to Prince Vladimir, that move it to Kiev. Vladimir had fought in Crimea to attain by force the hand of Princess Anna. When Vladimir evangelise the North of Russia, he put the icon in the church of Saint Sophia.
Then Ivan seized the icon to hook it on a pillar in Moscow.
In 1812, the painting was taken by the French army as spoils of war.
This icon is a faithful reproduction of the original, painted by hand on linden wood covered in gold leaf.
The painting is delivered in an elegant wooden box.
