Russian Icon Virgin of Vladimir
Russian Icon Virgin of Vladimir.
The religious icon represents the Virgin of Vladimir, the oldest and most famous of the series called "Eleousa" or of tenderness. Originally painted in Constantinople, it spread in the twelfth century and reached Vladimir in 1160 from which it took its name. Theophanes the Greek and Rublev himself made copies so that other cities could have the icon: Jaroslav, Smolensk, Rostov, Kolostroma. It is comes with a certificate of origin and paper authenticity, also print...
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Russian Icon Virgin of Vladimir.
The religious icon represents the Virgin of Vladimir, the oldest and most famous of the series called "Eleousa" or of tenderness. Originally painted in Constantinople, it spread in the twelfth century and reached Vladimir in 1160 from which it took its name. Theophanes the Greek and Rublev himself made copies so that other cities could have the icon: Jaroslav, Smolensk, Rostov, Kolostroma. It is comes with a certificate of origin and paper authenticity, also printed on the back of the icon. It is delivered in an elegant blue velvet box with a satin interior