Byzantine icon Our Lady of Vladimir 14x10 cm
Byzantine icon Our Lady of Vladimir, hand painted on wood with gold background 16x13 cm.
Our Lady of Vladimir also known as Mother of Tenderness, or Virgin of Vladimir is one of the most revered and famous Orthodox icons in the world so much that over the centuries it has been imitated and copied more than any other icon. The work belongs to the group of Byzantine icons of the Mother Eleousa (Merciful) expressing the intensity of the tender and affectionate relationship between the Mother and the...
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Byzantine icon Our Lady of Vladimir, hand painted on wood with gold background 16x13 cm.
Our Lady of Vladimir also known as Mother of Tenderness, or Virgin of Vladimir is one of the most revered and famous Orthodox icons in the world so much that over the centuries it has been imitated and copied more than any other icon. The work belongs to the group of Byzantine icons of the Mother Eleousa (Merciful) expressing the intensity of the tender and affectionate relationship between the Mother and the Child. The theme is above all the loving intimacy between the Son and his Mother, wrapped in an intense, tender embrace.
