Icon Mother of God by Shuja Smolensk painted on ancient Russian board 30X25 cm
Icon Mother of God by Shuja Smolensk painted on ancient Russian board 21st century.
This is a modern reproduction on an ancient Russian panel of the icon that miraculously stopped a terrible epidemic in the city of Shuja. The Mother of God icon is considered important because it continues to work miracles, healing the sick who resort to its help. An iconographic peculiarity is that the right leg of the Child Jesus is strongly raised and He himself touches his bare foot: this represents a childish...
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Icon Mother of God by Shuja Smolensk painted on ancient Russian board 21st century.
This is a modern reproduction on an ancient Russian panel of the icon that miraculously stopped a terrible epidemic in the city of Shuja. The Mother of God icon is considered important because it continues to work miracles, healing the sick who resort to its help. An iconographic peculiarity is that the right leg of the Child Jesus is strongly raised and He himself touches his bare foot: this represents a childish and spontaneous attitude in contrast with the oriental tendencies free from human and earthly attitudes. The main festival of the Mother of God of Shuja-Smolensk and that of Smolenskaya coincide and are both celebrated on July 28th.Origin: Moscow-RussiaTechnique: Egg temperaMaterials: Wood-levkasMeasures 31x26cmPeriod of the table: 21st century.The Smolensk icon is delivered with a certificate of guarantee, an expert appraisal and export documents.
