Truly Honorable Mother of God, Russian icon, 8x7 in
Truly Honorable Mother of God, Russian icon, 8.3x7.1 inches. Russian icon of the Theotokos, faithful reproduction on linden hardwood of the original icon of the 14th century, covered in gold leaf and painted by hand with tempera.
The painting, belonging to the Eleusa iconographic type (Our Lady of Tenderness), shows the Holy Virgin holding the Infant Jesus with both hands, close to her, cheeks touching, in a great moment of tenderness, emphasizing the human nature of the Infant Jesus and his vuln...
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Truly Honorable Mother of God, Russian icon, 8.3x7.1 inches. Russian icon of the Theotokos, faithful reproduction on linden hardwood of the original icon of the 14th century, covered in gold leaf and painted by hand with tempera.
The painting, belonging to the Eleusa iconographic type (Our Lady of Tenderness), shows the Holy Virgin holding the Infant Jesus with both hands, close to her, cheeks touching, in a great moment of tenderness, emphasizing the human nature of the Infant Jesus and his vulnerability.
As the Holy Virgin is often seen as a metaphor of the Church, we can also see in this icon a representation of the love that the Church shows to its congregation.
On the upper part of the icon, the Greek letters on the golden background refet to Christ as "The One Who is" and the Holy Virgin as "Mother of God".Delivered in a wooden case, the icon is accompanied by a guarantee certificate and a short story of the original icon, both on the back of the painting by the hook to hang it.