Madonna Hodegetria icon painted Polish riza 30X20 cm

Russian style icon Madonna Hodegetria 31X27 cm with riza, made by Polish artists using traditional methods.According to legend, the first picture was painted by the evangelist Luke and was brought, in 450 it was brought from Jerusalem to Constantinople where he became famous for his miracles. During the invasion of Constantinople it was destroyed, although legends say that it was destroyed the day before during a procession. The icon depicts the Madonna with Jesus in her arms and with the other hand she points to a rolled scroll that Jesus holds in his hand. The following of the Madonna of Hodegetria is extremely widespread and is thought to be a legacy of the Byzantine conquests.The riza is placed on a completely hand-painted, modern background on a wooden table, and is worked in silver-plated copper. It is created with traditional techniques in relief, and this particularity also makes it pleasant to the touch, and is hand-glazed with Schauer enamel.This reproduction of an ancient icon is hand painted and beaten according to a method handed down in Russian style over the centuries by a limited number of Polish artists.